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Gone are the days when satellite communication was limited to those brick phones with long antennas.

As financial institutions increasingly rely on cloud computing, SaaS platforms, and AI technologies, technology contracts are evolving from simple commercial documents into critical operational resilience tools. The European Union's Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) exemplifies this shift, offering valuable insights for African financial institutions on how contractual mechanisms can actively support cybersecurity, business continuity, and third-party risk management in an interconnected technology

One of the major reasons that IT projects fail is due to commercial and pricing issues. Economic shifts that take place during the term of a contract can impact the cost of goods and services...

The use of hard copy printouts of documents stored on computers has long been a bugbear for banks, insurance companies and anyone else wishing to present evidence from its computer system in order to prove a claim.

ENSafrica recently hosted a webinar on a legal perspective on emerging technologies, in case you missed it, here's our roundup.

The Internet of Things is revolutionising data collection and analysis, enabling organisations to harness real-time information streams for automated decision-making through AI systems. However, this technological convergence presents complex legal challenges around data privacy, transparency and accountability that organisations must carefully navigate.

South Africa's National Consumer Commission Opt-Out Registry introduces a dual compliance framework that requires organisations to satisfy both POPIA's personal information processing requirements and the CPA's pre-emptive marketing blocks. Businesses must fundamentally restructure their technology, data management, and operational processes to prevent prohibited marketing communications from reaching consumers who have exercised their right to opt out.

Major damages awards are rare in South African IP cases – we've certainly never seen anything like the US$1-billon that was awarded in the USA in a case involving Apple and Samsung.

The thought of Africa may conjure up images of disease, poverty, wars, famine and downwardly progressing economies.

Engaging with information technology ("IT") vendors is an essential aspect of modern business operations.

Modern businesses depend on technology infrastructure that is often overlooked during M&A transactions, yet IT systems, software licenses, and data management frameworks are fundamental to operational continuity and business value.

Mergers and acquisitions teams often overlook critical IT dependencies until late in the transaction process, creating significant post-completion risks.

A South African court has found that, for the purposes of fair dealing in copyright law, hyperlinks are a sufficient way of acknowledging source and ownership.

The Supreme Court of Appeal recently handed down judgment in the case of Attachmate Corporation v Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs (20 May 2015).

Cloud computing’s a term you hear a great deal these days.