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Obelisk declared a multiplication scheme

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Media groups ask Uganda's top court to scrap law over free speech fears

Elias Biryabarema 18 Oct 2022

Binance launches new global advisory board

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Live long and prosper, Ethereum

Tim Cohen 16 Sep 2022

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Winners of the 2022 African Legal Awards

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SA fintech: Regulatory and deal developments

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

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Obelisk declared a multiplication scheme

21 Oct 2022

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Binance launches new global advisory board

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Live long and prosper, Ethereum

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Is SA's one-size-fits-all approach to crypto risk management sufficient to combat terrorism?

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Winners of the 2022 African Legal Awards

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SA fintech: Regulatory and deal developments

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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

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Information Regulator establishes Enforcement Committee

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Image source: David McBee from

Income tax and VAT implications of crypto mining

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Assessing the rule of law in Africa

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

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Banking scams cost South Africans R295m last year

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MTN opposes Telkom's court order against Icasa

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Telkom files interdict against Icasa

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FBI, Hawks net R100m internet scam suspects

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Justice Department contains ransomware attack

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