Independent Online reported this week that a child abuse case involving a Durban mother has been provisionally struck from the roll. The case cannot continue until evidence from the mobile phone which captured footage of the alleged events has been returned to the court from the SAPS cybercrime unit in Pretoria. This is a puzzling and … Continue reading Electronic evidence – a necessity in almost every legal dispute
Tag: Cybercrime
New Cybercrime Law
After much debate and delay, South Africa’s new cybercrime laws are close to promulgation. Last week, on 7 November 2018, the Justice and Correctional Services committee approved the latest version of the legislation – now known as the Cybercrimes Bill B6B-2017. This is the third main version of the law, and its primary goal is to criminalise various … Continue reading New Cybercrime Law
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