Digital education boost for SA’s poorest pupils

Digital education boost for SA’s poorest pupils

In a boost for South Africa’s ailing education system, business heavyweights are backing a plan to place a fully resourced e-learning tablet in the hands of one million of the poorest pupils within the next five years. Already MTN, Oxford University Press, Cambridge...
Mining: Stepping carefully into 4IR

Mining: Stepping carefully into 4IR

By Aalia Manie, a Partner at Webber Wentzel and expert in technology related law and Intellectual Property Rapid advances in technology and artificial intelligence (AI) in the mining industry raise issues like data protection, intellectual property ownership and legal...
Fintech take on the CoFI Bill

Fintech take on the CoFI Bill

By Seshree Govender, Associate at Webber Wentzel, specialist in financial services regulation The draft Conduct of Financial Institutions Bill was recently published. Once enacted, the Conduct of Financial Institutions (CoFI) Bill may become one of the first pieces of...
The legalities of the digital signature

The legalities of the digital signature

Electronic signatures and digital signatures differ significantly. It is critical that organisations recognise the legal implications of the electronic signature and the risk of fraud, says Advocate Rian Schoeman, Etion Secure (Incorporating LAWtrust). Digitalisation...
AI and mind-blowing business growth

AI and mind-blowing business growth

By Jim Holland, Country Manager at Lenovo Data Center Group Southern Africa The furore around Artificial Intelligence (AI) is understandable. When adopted correctly, it is a true enabler for achieving a business life without limits, and it has the potential to power...