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Fake news has caused mass panic in these times of global crisis. It not only makes people believe false things, but also makes them less likely to accept or consume accurate information.
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Fake news has caused mass panic in these times of global crisis. It not only makes people believe false things, but also makes them less likely to accept or consume accurate information.

In last night’s update on the Covid-19 pandemic, South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that “Using mobile technology, an extensive tracing system will be rapidly deployed to trace those who have been in contact with confirmed coronavirus cases and to monitor the geographical location of new cases in real time.”

On 10 March, the Competition Commission announced that Vodacom has agreed to reduce their data prices by at least 30% from 1 April 2020.

Force majeure refers to a clause that is included in contracts to indemnify against liability for natural and unavoidable catastrophes that interrupt the expected course of events and restrict participants from fulfilling obligations.

We live in an ever globalised and connected world where it is possible to buy someone lunch across borders using a website or a mobile app.

Nedbank has handled the data breach its direct marketing services supplier – Computer Facilities (Pty) Ltd – suffered last week, reasonably well.

Section 34 of the Insolvency Act, 24 of 1936 provides for a trader[1] to publish a notice of intended disposition[2] (“notice”) of a business before the intended sale.

On 5 March 2020, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) confirmed South Africa’s first case of the Coronavirus.

In October last year, President Cyril Ramphoasa signed the Films and Publications Amendment Bill (“the Bill”) into law.

Section 32(1) of the Constitution entrenches the fundamental right of access to information.