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Silence Protects No One. Speak Up Against Rape!

02 April 2026,  Phoebe Minnie

What is rape? Rape is one of the most serious and traumatic crimes in our communities. It is a violation... of a person’s body, dignity and constitutional rights. Despite ongoing efforts by Government and civil society, sexual violence remains a major social crisis affecting women, men and children across the Country.

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I am appearing in the Criminal Court for the First time - Will I be sent to Prison on my first appearance?

01 April 2026,  Lerato Mashego

Whether a person will go to jail on their first appearance in court is one of the most common concerns... faced by individuals who have been arrested or summoned to appear in a criminal matter. 

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Section 174 Explained.

01 April 2026,  Dries Knoetze

“I have been charged with assault and was represented by a legal practitioner during the trial. The State called only... the complainant to testify and no evidence whatsoever was presented to the court in order to proof that I have assaulted the complainant.

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You can be Criminally held liable for Marrying more than one women in South Africa

01 April 2026,  Allan Lesesa

There is a common English idiom that says: “the more, the better”– it signifies that a larger quantity of something... is preferrable than only having one. Consequently, there are many people who exploit our marriage system and marry more than one partner at the same time. What are the possible legal consequences to such acts? This article seeks to engage on this aspects and exp[lore the legalities in as far as there may be criminal liability.

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Silence Protects No One. Speak Up Against Rape!

02 April 2026,  Phoebe Minnie

What is rape? Rape is one of the most serious and traumatic crimes in our communities. It is a violation... of a person’s body, dignity and constitutional rights. Despite ongoing efforts by Government and civil society, sexual violence remains a major social crisis affecting women, men and children across the Country.

READ MORE
68
Article

I am appearing in the Criminal Court for the First time - Will I be sent to Prison on my first appearance?

01 April 2026,  Lerato Mashego

Whether a person will go to jail on their first appearance in court is one of the most common concerns... faced by individuals who have been arrested or summoned to appear in a criminal matter. 

READ MORE
75
Article

Section 174 Explained.

01 April 2026,  Dries Knoetze

“I have been charged with assault and was represented by a legal practitioner during the trial. The State called only... the complainant to testify and no evidence whatsoever was presented to the court in order to proof that I have assaulted the complainant.

READ MORE
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Article

You can be Criminally held liable for Marrying more than one women in South Africa

01 April 2026,  Allan Lesesa

There is a common English idiom that says: “the more, the better”– it signifies that a larger quantity of something... is preferrable than only having one. Consequently, there are many people who exploit our marriage system and marry more than one partner at the same time. What are the possible legal consequences to such acts? This article seeks to engage on this aspects and exp[lore the legalities in as far as there may be criminal liability.

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Filter: Data privacy
To post or not to post? When is privacy violated?

21 March 2022

Your neighbour has been piling heaps of rubbish on his sidewalk. You’ve raised the issue with him but to no... avail. Now you’ve taken photos of the mess and want to post them on Facebook to try and get other neighbours to also put pressure on him to clean up the mess. However, you pause and wonder about whether you can post the photos and identify your neighbour. Is it an invasion of privacy, or in the public interest?

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Data breaches in terms of POPIA: what you need to know

16 April 2021

Our consultancy business has quite a diverse client base. Over the weekend, the laptop of one of our employees was... stolen. The laptop contains personal information of our clients and it appears that it was not password protected making the data accessible. Will this be a data breach in terms of POPIA, and if so, what are we required to do?

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POPIA deadline looming and regulations about to take effect

16 April 2021

I own a local store making custom items for our clients. Because of the nature of some of the client... requests I have to use other suppliers and have to share basic information about my clients with them. I am aware of POPIA and I understand that we need to comply including to new regulations that I understand have been issued. My question is to what extent and by when will I need to meet all these requirements?

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How to deal with a data breach in your business

10 February 2021

My business has suffered a data breach following a successful phishing scam which one of our employees reacted to and... so enabled the hacker to gain access and obtain client and business data. We have tried to do what we can to manage the breach, but are unclear about our responsibilities in this regard, especially in the light of POPIA?

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Can your ex-spouse circulate your private information?

10 November 2020

My ex-husband still has access to our shared cloud account. Unbeknown to me this meant he could see all my... back-ups of messages, photos and other personal information. Our divorce did not end well and he is now sharing private and personal information of me with third parties to embarrass me and to try and portray me as a bad parent. What can I do to stop him?

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Consent and POPIA: what you should know

12 October 2020

In my business I receive and store personal information of my clientele. I have a sign-up form for my new... clients and was wondering whether I would be compliant with POPIA if I include a consent to process their information once-off in this form. Will this be sufficient for POPIA?

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