by VDT Attorneys | Oct 10, 2018 | Business, Commercial, Company, Compliance, Corporate, Data Protection, Information and data protection, POPI, Privacy
[https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/mar/21/cambridge-analytica-facebook-data-users-profit] It seems like the more selfies, intimate family pictures, personal movements and travels, dietary activities and opinions we share with the entire world, the more we...
by VDT Attorneys | Oct 4, 2018 | BEE, Employment
On 28 August 2018 the Youth Employment Service Initiative (“YES. Initiative”) within Code Series 000, Statement 000 of the Amended BEE Codes of Good Practice was published in the Government Gazette and became effective immediately. The YES Initiative is an initiative...
by VDT Attorneys | Oct 4, 2018 | Marriage
Currently, a marriage concluded in terms of the Islamic faith is not recognised as a legally valid marriage in South Africa. In our law, a marriage can be concluded in terms of the Marriages Act 25 of 1961 which is known as a civil marriage or in terms of the Civil...
by VDT Attorneys | Oct 4, 2018 | Contract, Lease, Property, Rent
Lease agreements don’t generally terminate on the death of the landlord. The appointed executor of the estate of the deceased will take over the administration of the estate and transfer the residue of the estate, after paying out legatees, to the heirs. The rights...
by VDT Attorneys | Oct 4, 2018 | Compliance, Consumer, Data Protection, POPI
The Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (“POPI”) was enacted to promote the constitutional right to privacy and align South Africa with the international community regarding information and data protection. Although POPI has not yet fully come into...
