Emojis at centre of alleged "sexpest" investigation
Emojis took centre stage in the early parts of a judicial conduct trial investigation of sexual harassment allegations against Eastern Cape judge president Selby Mbenenge this past week, Sunday Times reports.
Lawyers for Mbenenge's...
South African filmmaker threatens movie pirate with police
A South African film producer has come out guns blazing against the pirating of locally-made movies.
Afrikaans film producer Cobus van den Berg recently spoke to the Huisgenoot magazine about how many of his works have been shared and...
All the new cybercrimes in South Africa that can land you in jail for 15 years
President Cyril Ramaphosa recently proclaimed that several sections of the Cybercrimes Act came into force on 1 December, introducing a new set of offences for crimes committed online.
Some of these new crimes...
These WhatsApp messages can now land you in jail in South Africa
President Cyril Ramaphosa has proclaimed that most of the Cybercrimes Act will come into force tomorrow, including provisions on “malicious communications”, Ellipsis Regulatory Solutions reported.
These provisions criminalise the...
Committing high treason using WhatsApp in South Africa — what the law says
Those who incited the recent violence and looting in South Africa could face prison sentences of between six months and thirty years, depending on whether they are found guilty of inciting violations of lockdown...