Director due diligence includes AI literacy, and section 76 of the Companies Act requires directors to act with care, skill and diligence. To act diligently, a director must make informed decisions. Artificial Intelligence (AI) has a wide-ranging impact on modern [...]
Cooking with a blowtorch and no smoke alarm is exciting, until it isn't. That's what using powerful AI without sufficient controls is like. Practical governance of next-gen AI is not red tape. It is how you keep up the heat [...]
The Information Regulator ordered the Oceana Empowerment Trust to release specific records after the Trust refused former employees access to certain information they requested. The Trust refused access because the requesters had not shown how they needed the information to […]
DORA compliance for vendors is now a live requirement, and selling technology to European financial firms is therefore like constructing a new building in a crowded city: you must meet the code, welcome inspections, and prove the structure can take [...]
An AI policy template allows organisations to uphold the AI governance principle of Transparency. When customised, it communicates to the outside world how your organisation uses AI, which data is involved, and what safeguards are in place. This is different [...]
The Information Regulator took enforcement action against the RTMC after the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) requested access to records that the RTMC refused to release. The regulator issued an enforcement notice setting aside RTMC’s decision, but RTMC did not […]
The final King V Code on corporate governance was published on 31 October 2025 by the Institute of Directors in Southern Africa (IoDSA). It is approximately 20 pages long and includes only the code (unlike previous versions, which also included [...]
For many, being GDPR certified or obtaining GDPR certification is the holy grail. It provides proof that you comply with the GDPR and other data protection laws. This is especially true for processors that process personal data on behalf [...]
The AI policy for public healthcare in the Western Cape (WCG) is in motion. The policy promotes the use of AI tools to address institutional capacity constraints and varying skill levels. Meaning that developers and deployers of AI-enabled healthcare tools [...]
The Lexing Network is expanding into Africa and is looking for new members for Lexing Africa. If you're a good fit, we'd love to hear from you. The Lexing Network is an international network of lawyers dedicated to data, digital [...]
If you're considering how to govern AI, why not govern AI like a human? AI is not like traditional tools. Unlike a hammer or a spreadsheet, AI tools exhibit evolving behaviour by learning and adapting as they interact with people [...]
Your company almost certainly has an email disclaimer. Often, it is a huge block of text that appears at the bottom of an email, which nobody reads and just clutters up everyone’s inbox. At other times, it is incorporated by [...]
