Feb 1, 2022
Data Privacy Day, took place on 28 January, is an international annual event that highlights the importance of data protection and compliance in a high-risk world. The World Bank describes it as an international focus on the ‘importance of respecting privacy,...
Jan 31, 2022
The South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) conducts a range of tests against South African National Standards (SANS), as well as customer specific requirements and/or testing against compulsory specifications that may be issued for certain product categories. The...
Jan 6, 2022
Data management and protection can be a complex task, and a ‘one size fits all’ approach cannot be applied for every organisation. By Gary Allemann, MD of Master Data Management With volumes of data increasing at an alarming rate, having a clear, well-defined data...
Dec 20, 2021
SARS has published a draft model and proposed legislation to establish an advance pricing agreement programme and is inviting comments on it by the end of January. By Karen Miller, consultant, and Joon Chong, partner at Webber Wentzel In 2020, SARS released a draft...
Dec 14, 2021
Although President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed the Cybercrimes Bill into law, only parts came into effect from 1 December 2021. “It is important to spell out the dos and don’ts of the new Cybercrimes Act and it’s everyone’s interest to...
Dec 14, 2021
With the arrival of the festive season comes new legislation, and a new weapon in the fight against cybercriminals. On 1 December, several elements of South Africa’s new Cybercrimes Act came into effect, six months after President Cyril Ramaphosa first signed...
