Information, communications and technology (ICT) law as it is commonly referred to in South Africa.
You may have heard the news regarding the recent Constitutional Court decision involving of South African Reserve Bank vs Mark Shuttleworth. It raises interesting questions for anyone who owns (or is thinking of starting) an IT business in South Africa. If [...]
The National Integrated ICT Policy: Discussion Paper was published on 14 November 2014 by the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services. Rapid changes in the ICT sector meant that the ICT framework needed to be updated. The review process for the [...]
Thank you for being an integral part of our best year ever. We have delivered many practical and affordable legal solutions, challenged ourselves and had a great time doing it all. We: Increased the knowledge of thousands of people by holding [...]
Wow, now that is a lot of acronyms in one heading. Let me explain. We often get asked the same frequently asked questions (FAQs) about compliance and IT or the legal aspects of information technology (IT) governance, risk, and compliance [...]
The Electronic Communications and Transactions Amendment Bill 2012 (ECT Amendment Bill) has been published. A General Notice was published in the Government Gazette notifying people that the Minister of Communications intends to amend the Electronic Communications and Transactions Act (ECT Act). Deadline [...]
Earlier in the year we blogged about the new R&D tax break available for Software Developers. In terms of the Tax Laws Amendment Act people would be able to start applying for the tax deduction from 1 April 2012, unless [...]
From 1 April 2012 Software Developers will be able to get a tax break of up to 150% on their income tax for "Research and Development". This new tax break comes from an amendment to the Income Tax Act 58 [...]
What follows is a list of acronyms of commonly encountered ICT laws: CPA = Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008 ECA or EC Act = Electronic Communications Act 36 of 2005 ECT Act or ECTA = Electronic Communications and Transactions Act 25 [...]
In 2005 we developed the South African ICT Regulatory Hype Cycle for an insurance company with Gartner. A hype cycle is a graphic representation of the maturity, adoption and social application of specific technologies. The term was coined by Gartner. [...]
When would a website provider be liable for mistakes in information which it provides online? Can it avoid that liability? The general principle is that a website provider must ensure that the content on the website is accurate and will [...]
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 [...]
