Is it an offence to access data that is freely available on the Internet? Many of us would think that it isn’t if the data is accessible to the public. Can a person use public data (that may include public [...]
On 23 October 2012 Justice Dhaya Pillay handed down a judgment in the Durban High Court, which might prove to be a victory in the war against legalese and unfair contract terms. One of the biggest questions was whether Mr [...]
In Dutch Reformed Church Vergesig v Sooknunan, the Court ordered Sooknunan, the owner and publisher of a Facebook page, to remove certain posts as they were unlawful in content and impact. The Court held that people posting the Church members' […]
In Makhanya v Vodacom Service Provider Company the Court ruled that callers making unsolicited calls from a private number were a violation of Makhanya's right to privacy. The judgment impacts the Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA) and a [...]
Press release from Altech: 31 October 2008 Altech announced today that it has been successful in opposing the Minister of Communications, Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri, in her application for Leave to Appeal against the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) / [...]
In the matter of Altech Autopage Cellular (Pty) Ltd v The Chairperson of the Council of the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa & Others ("the Altech Case") the Transvaal Provincial Division of the High Court of South Africa appears [...]
The Labour Court (in Jafta v Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife (D204/07)Â ZALC 84 (1 July 2008)) has recently confirmed that you can conclude a contract by email and SMS. You can contract electronically. This is not really anything new. Since the [...]
In National Media Ltd v Jooste, a magazine published an article about Jooste and her child without Jooste's consent. The Court held that a child's personal information was also a guardian's personal information. The Court also held that a person […]
