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Cryptocurrency exchange, Binance secures Dubai license

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Defamation suit a warning to all influencers about appropriate conduct

By Pierre le Roux 3 Apr 2024

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First investment product provider to receive FSCA approval for crypto license

28 Mar 2024

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Winners of the 2022 African Legal Awards

7 Sep 2022

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SA fintech: Regulatory and deal developments

Ashlin Perumall 6 Sep 2022

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New WhatsApp update: Legal implications for group admins

Kavita Kooverjee 1 Sep 2022

Saudi woman sentenced to 34 years in prison for tweets

26 Aug 2022

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Hawks investigating over 22,400 cases valued at R1.5tn

23 Aug 2022

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Information Regulator establishes Enforcement Committee

4 Aug 2022

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Income tax and VAT implications of crypto mining

Joon Chong 3 Aug 2022

Retailers...listen to your customers but stay within the law

Retailers...listen to your customers but stay within the law

Nomaswazi Nxumalo 18 Jul 2022

Retailers using AI should be aware of personal privacy issues

Retailers using AI should be aware of personal privacy issues

Wendy Tembedza 12 Jul 2022

SA's central bank to launch digital monetary unit?

Katja Hamilton 11 Apr 2022

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TransUnion ransomware attack could give rise to civil claims

Chanique Rautenbach 25 Mar 2022

TransUnion South Africa in $15m ransom battle with hacker group

23 Mar 2022

Plan your new financial year resolutions

Plan your new financial year resolutions

Bizcommunity.com 10 Mar 2022

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SA Films and Publications Amendment Act comes into force

Janet MacKenzie 4 Mar 2022

Law against harmful online content comes into effect

Law against harmful online content comes into effect

4 Mar 2022

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How blockchain can be used against counterfeiters

Masi Mtshali 17 Feb 2022

Newspapers are pictured after Nigeria government announced the lifting of Twitter ban in Abuja, Nigeria, 13 January 2022. Reuters/Afolabi Sotunde

Rights group goes to court to get Nigeria to publish agreement with Twitter

14 Feb 2022

Assessing the rule of law in Africa

Assessing the rule of law in Africa

LexisNexis 11 Feb 2022

US seizes $3.6bn of stolen Bitcoin, its largest financial seizure ever

9 Feb 2022

Banking scams cost South Africans R295m last year

28 Jan 2022

Baker McKenzie Johannesburg team

#BizTrends2022: Key trade and investment trends in Africa - Part 2

Ashlin Perumall and Janet MacKenzie 25 Jan 2022

MTN opposes Telkom's court order against Icasa

MTN opposes Telkom's court order against Icasa

10 Jan 2022

Telkom files interdict against Icasa

Telkom files interdict against Icasa

5 Jan 2022

SA's Cybercrimes Act - will it change how you use the internet?

SA's Cybercrimes Act - will it change how you use the internet?

Matthew Campbell 14 Dec 2021

#BestofBiz 2021: Legal

#BestofBiz 2021: Legal

13 Dec 2021

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Online activities that can now put you in prison

Ahmore Burger-Smidt 2 Dec 2021

FBI, Hawks net R100m internet scam suspects

FBI, Hawks net R100m internet scam suspects

19 Oct 2021

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We've had a data breach - who do we have to tell?

Ahmore Burger-Smidt 13 Oct 2021

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Justice Department contains ransomware attack

11 Oct 2021

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Personal information potentially compromised in ransomware attack, says Justice dept

6 Oct 2021

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New WhatsApp update: Legal implications for group admins

Kavita Kooverjee 1 Sep 2022

Saudi woman sentenced to 34 years in prison for tweets

26 Aug 2022

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Hawks investigating over 22,400 cases valued at R1.5tn

23 Aug 2022

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Information Regulator establishes Enforcement Committee

4 Aug 2022

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Income tax and VAT implications of crypto mining

Joon Chong 3 Aug 2022

Retailers...listen to your customers but stay within the law

Retailers...listen to your customers but stay within the law

Nomaswazi Nxumalo 18 Jul 2022

Retailers using AI should be aware of personal privacy issues

Retailers using AI should be aware of personal privacy issues

Wendy Tembedza 12 Jul 2022

SA's central bank to launch digital monetary unit?

Katja Hamilton 11 Apr 2022

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TransUnion ransomware attack could give rise to civil claims

Chanique Rautenbach 25 Mar 2022

TransUnion South Africa in $15m ransom battle with hacker group

23 Mar 2022

Plan your new financial year resolutions

Plan your new financial year resolutions

Bizcommunity.com 10 Mar 2022

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SA Films and Publications Amendment Act comes into force

Janet MacKenzie 4 Mar 2022

Law against harmful online content comes into effect

Law against harmful online content comes into effect

4 Mar 2022

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How blockchain can be used against counterfeiters

Masi Mtshali 17 Feb 2022

Newspapers are pictured after Nigeria government announced the lifting of Twitter ban in Abuja, Nigeria, 13 January 2022. Reuters/Afolabi Sotunde

Rights group goes to court to get Nigeria to publish agreement with Twitter

14 Feb 2022

Assessing the rule of law in Africa

Assessing the rule of law in Africa

LexisNexis 11 Feb 2022

US seizes $3.6bn of stolen Bitcoin, its largest financial seizure ever

9 Feb 2022

Banking scams cost South Africans R295m last year

28 Jan 2022

Baker McKenzie Johannesburg team

#BizTrends2022: Key trade and investment trends in Africa - Part 2

Ashlin Perumall and Janet MacKenzie 25 Jan 2022

MTN opposes Telkom's court order against Icasa

MTN opposes Telkom's court order against Icasa

10 Jan 2022

Telkom files interdict against Icasa

Telkom files interdict against Icasa

5 Jan 2022

SA's Cybercrimes Act - will it change how you use the internet?

SA's Cybercrimes Act - will it change how you use the internet?

Matthew Campbell 14 Dec 2021

#BestofBiz 2021: Legal

#BestofBiz 2021: Legal

13 Dec 2021

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Online activities that can now put you in prison

Ahmore Burger-Smidt 2 Dec 2021

FBI, Hawks net R100m internet scam suspects

FBI, Hawks net R100m internet scam suspects

19 Oct 2021

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We've had a data breach - who do we have to tell?

Ahmore Burger-Smidt 13 Oct 2021

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Justice Department contains ransomware attack

11 Oct 2021

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Personal information potentially compromised in ransomware attack, says Justice dept

6 Oct 2021

No ransom paid to alleged hackers - Department of Justice

No ransom paid to alleged hackers - Department of Justice

21 Sep 2021

GDPR and PoPIA: Cost of non-compliance is hefty

GDPR and PoPIA: Cost of non-compliance is hefty

20 Sep 2021

AI and retail: A South African conundrum

AI and retail: A South African conundrum

Wendy Tembedza 15 Sep 2021

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Experts, State agencies investigate Justice dept IT breach

13 Sep 2021

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Welcome to the metaverse - the ultimate crossover

Ashlin Perumall 10 Aug 2021

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Social media violence instigators warned

13 Jul 2021

Robert Legh. Bowmans chair and senior partner

RIP: Robert Legh

6 Jul 2021

6 critical PoPIA compliance steps to take before 1 July

6 critical PoPIA compliance steps to take before 1 July

Rian Schoeman 14 Jun 2021

The sooner the better: implementing cybersecurity and data protection law across Africa

The sooner the better: implementing cybersecurity and data protection law across Africa

Darryl Bernstein and Janet MacKenzie 8 Jun 2021

When your boss is allowed to read your emails in the era of PoPIA

When your boss is allowed to read your emails in the era of PoPIA

Suemeya Hanif & Nicole Gabryk 8 Jun 2021

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