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#BizTrends2025: TBWA\Coastal's Andre Le Roux - Understanding the SA shopper

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Marketing Achievement Awards unveils 2025 qualifiers

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#BizTrends2025: 5 trends that will transform the forensics and compliance sector in 2025 and beyond

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#SAelections24: Leaked IEC candidates list - being the 'responsible party' under PoPIA

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Cryptocurrency exchange, Binance secures Dubai license

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Defamation suit a warning to all influencers about appropriate conduct

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First investment product provider to receive FSCA approval for crypto license

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Crypto takes one step closer to regulation in South Africa. Source: Coinahko/Unsplash

South Africa takes lead in crypto regulation, approving 59 licenses

Lindsey Schutters 14 Mar 2024

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Cautionary tale for attorneys: Don't rely on ChatGPT to supply case law

Mtho Maphumulo 11 Mar 2024

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Can crypto regulation help SA shake off FATF greylisting?

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AI regulation: What SA can learn from global leaders

Jaimin Patel 14 Feb 2024

#WEF24: Startups to test their AI models on European Commission supercomputers

Katja Hamilton 24 Jan 2024

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Trade marks: Global classifications of virtual goods and services - part 1

Kaajal Nagindas 12 Dec 2023

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Cybersecurity breaches: Can you afford not to be insured?

Andrew Naidoo 8 Dec 2023

Sam Bankman-Fried introduced at Crypto Bahamas conference.

SBF found guilty on all counts, faces 100-year sentence

Lindsey Schutters 6 Nov 2023

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Ransomware: What is an organisation's obligation to prevent fraud?

Karl Blom & Laone Setshedi 6 Nov 2023

Activist silenced by Free State High Court for defamatory social media posts

Tania Broughton 23 Oct 2023

Visa study: Overconfidence exposes consumers to fraud risk

18 Oct 2023

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FPB CEO appointed as vice chair of Global Online Safety Regulators Network

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Contracts: Signed and sealed... with an emoji?

Nicolene Schoeman-Louw 1 Sep 2023

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Ripple surges and sets new standards: Paving the way for altcoins

25 Jul 2023

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It's official: South Africa is the cybercrime capital of Africa - here's how to protect yourself from becoming a statistic

Jackie Smith 18 Jul 2023

Source: Reuters.

Binance's new general counsel

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The cost of no antivirus software? R5m, says SA Information Regulator

Ahmore Burger-Smidt and Nyiko Mathebula 4 Jul 2023

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Nigeria regulator says local Binance operations 'illegal'

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ChatGPT has many uses. Experts explore what this means for healthcare and medical research

Keymanthri Moodley and Stuart Rennie 9 May 2023

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Siemens, SAP say EU draft Data Act puts trade secrets at risk

Foo Yun Chee 8 May 2023

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How AI, machine learning and ChatGPT are changing the legal system

Annelise Petzer 3 Apr 2023

Juta and Company acquires Siber Ink Legal Publications

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Juta and Company 6 Mar 2023

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Is ChatGPT yet another hurdle for data privacy?

Ahmore Burger-Smidt 1 Mar 2023

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Financial crime watchdog adds South Africa, Nigeria to "grey list"

Tassilo Hummel, Alexander Winning and Bhargav Acharya 24 Feb 2023

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Image source: Périg MORISSE –

Victims of cybercrime - SCA's landmark ruling on responsibilities of affected parties

Lionel Dos Passos 14 Jun 2024

Image source: photonphoto –

#SAelections24: Leaked IEC candidates list - being the 'responsible party' under PoPIA

Jodi Poswelletski and Keitumetse Khutsoane 3 May 2024

Source: Reuters/Dado Ruvic.

Cryptocurrency exchange, Binance secures Dubai license

18 Apr 2024

Image source: Ron Lach from

Defamation suit a warning to all influencers about appropriate conduct

Pierre le Roux 3 Apr 2024

First investment product provider to receive FSCA approval for crypto license

28 Mar 2024

Crypto takes one step closer to regulation in South Africa. Source: Coinahko/Unsplash

South Africa takes lead in crypto regulation, approving 59 licenses

Lindsey Schutters 14 Mar 2024

Image source: bpawesome –

Cautionary tale for attorneys: Don't rely on ChatGPT to supply case law

Mtho Maphumulo 11 Mar 2024

Share in the sharing economy on Biz

Share in the sharing economy on Biz

Bizcommunity.com 28 Feb 2024

Image source: welcomia –

Can crypto regulation help SA shake off FATF greylisting?

Andre van den Berg, Zanrie Linstrom and Pooja Pu 16 Feb 2024

Image source: Jakub Jirsak –

AI regulation: What SA can learn from global leaders

Jaimin Patel 14 Feb 2024

#WEF24: Startups to test their AI models on European Commission supercomputers

Katja Hamilton 24 Jan 2024

Image source: Dilok Klaisataporn –

Trade marks: Global classifications of virtual goods and services - part 1

Kaajal Nagindas 12 Dec 2023

Image source: Jakub Jirsak –

Cybersecurity breaches: Can you afford not to be insured?

Andrew Naidoo 8 Dec 2023

Sam Bankman-Fried introduced at Crypto Bahamas conference.

SBF found guilty on all counts, faces 100-year sentence

Lindsey Schutters 6 Nov 2023

Image source: Jakub Jirsak –

Ransomware: What is an organisation's obligation to prevent fraud?

Karl Blom & Laone Setshedi 6 Nov 2023

Activist silenced by Free State High Court for defamatory social media posts

Tania Broughton 23 Oct 2023

Visa study: Overconfidence exposes consumers to fraud risk

18 Oct 2023

Image source: Jakub Jirsak –

FPB CEO appointed as vice chair of Global Online Safety Regulators Network

18 Sep 2023

Image source: Miranda Gioacchino –

Contracts: Signed and sealed... with an emoji?

Nicolene Schoeman-Louw 1 Sep 2023

Source: Ripple Labs/@Twitter

Ripple surges and sets new standards: Paving the way for altcoins

25 Jul 2023

Source: Supplied. Jackie Smith, head of Buyers Trust.

It's official: South Africa is the cybercrime capital of Africa - here's how to protect yourself from becoming a statistic

Jackie Smith 18 Jul 2023

Source: Reuters.

Binance's new general counsel

14 Jul 2023

Image source: weerapat kiatdumrong –

The cost of no antivirus software? R5m, says SA Information Regulator

Ahmore Burger-Smidt and Nyiko Mathebula 4 Jul 2023

Source: Reuters.

Nigeria regulator says local Binance operations 'illegal'

12 Jun 2023

ChatGPT has many uses. Experts explore what this means for healthcare and medical research

Keymanthri Moodley and Stuart Rennie 9 May 2023

Source: Reuters.

Siemens, SAP say EU draft Data Act puts trade secrets at risk

Foo Yun Chee 8 May 2023

Image source: Kittipong Jirasukhanont –

How AI, machine learning and ChatGPT are changing the legal system

Annelise Petzer 3 Apr 2023

Juta and Company acquires Siber Ink Legal Publications

Juta and Company acquires Siber Ink Legal Publications

Juta and Company 6 Mar 2023

Image source: sebastien decoret –

Is ChatGPT yet another hurdle for data privacy?

Ahmore Burger-Smidt 1 Mar 2023

Cars drive past Nigerian national flags in Abuja, Nigeria 12 June 2021. Reuters/Afolabi Sotunde

Financial crime watchdog adds South Africa, Nigeria to "grey list"

Tassilo Hummel, Alexander Winning and Bhargav Acharya 24 Feb 2023

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How crypto advertising is now regulated in South Africa

Ashlin Perumall, Fatima Ismail and Gabriel Rybko 2 Feb 2023

Another court case highlights the risks of negotiating bank payments over email. Illustration: Lisa Nelson/GroundUp

Lawyer must pay clients R1.4m stolen by scammer

Tania Broughton 30 Jan 2023

Source: Supplied. Lesetja Kganyago, the South African Reserve Bank governor.

Davos 2023: How much longer before the Reserve Bank rolls out retail digital currency?

Katja Hamilton 25 Jan 2023

Source: Supplied. Jaco Nel, chief technology officer of Deimos.

#BizTrends2023: 5 top cybersecurity predictions for African businesses in 2023

Jaco Nel 24 Jan 2023

Source: Supplied. Nigeria's finance minister, Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed.

African nations stall global corporate tax deal

Katja Hamilton 20 Jan 2023

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Leading law firm ordered to pay victim of cyber crime

Tania Broughton 17 Jan 2023

Ashlin Perumall, Partner - Corporate and M&A Practice Group, Baker McKenzie

#BizTrends2023: African fintech is trending

Ashlin Perumall 9 Jan 2023

India's proposed Data Protection Bill fosters state surveillance; fails to protect privacy of children

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Rushed legislation to avoid greylisting betrays a weakened law-making regime

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