In this case, State v Ndiki and others, the court ruled that computer-generated evidence labelled as hearsay according to the Law of Evidence Amendment Act 45 of 1988 (LEAA) could be allowed under specific parts of the Act. Evidence depending [...]
The ECT Act (or Electronic Communications and Transactions Act 25 of 2002 or ECTA) became law in South Africa on Friday, 30 August 2002 and we summarise it for you. This marked the end of a process initiated by the South [...]
The Labour Court (in Jafta v Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife (D204/07) 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 [...]
