The officials were sentenced for defrauding the state of almost R1.2 million in a well-orchestrated manipulation of the agency’s system.
There is a 12-month grace period – until 30 June 2021 – by which to comply with the comprehensive requirements set out in POPIA.
The company wants to clear its name with the Special Investigating Unit as well as the South African Revenue Service, says group CEO Stephen van Coller.
The three suspects, two of whom are teenagers, are charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, money laundering and the intentional access of a protected computer.
Advocates say a tailor-made Start-up Act will be a powerful tool for empowering entrepreneurs in SA, while detractors say it will remain a pipe dream.
The telecoms regulator reacts strongly to the lobby group’s allegations that it is delaying the process of rolling out TV white spaces technology in the country.
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The Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation says the accused were plotting to pillage SASSA by hacking into the social security agency’s system.
The EOH Board is pleased that the JSE has agreed to suspend a portion of the R7.5 million fine and allocate the balance to potential future costs.
The policy gives mobile networks and other licensees the right to select, enter and use public or private land for the deployment of their network infrastructure.
The Cape Town Regional Court Division of the Western Cape sentences David Jenkins to 500 years after he was found guilty of 25 counts of theft.
Gender-based violence victims will soon be able to apply for a protection order online, as the department augments its IT and modernisation budget.
DG Murray Trust withdraws its court action against MTN after the telco complied with its demand to zero-rate local educational Web sites.