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Protecting personal information in the era of identity theft: just how safe is our personal information from identity thieves?
(2015)
Identity theft has become one of the fastest growing white collar crimes in the world. It occurs when an individual's personal information such as inter alia his or her name, date of birth or credit card details is used ...
Using the Law to Combat Public Procurement Corruption in South Africa: Lessons from Hong Kong
(2017)
Since South Africa’s political transition in 1994, corruption has been a major feature of the country’s politics. However, the complexity of post-apartheid South African politics has sometimes prevented allegations and ...
Regulating against business "fronting" to advance black economic empowerment in Zimbabwe: lessons from South Africa
(2017)
This article examines Zimbabwe's indigenisation legislation, points out some of its inadequacies and draws lessons from South Africa's experiences in implementing its own indigenisation legislation. Both countries have ...
Reconceptualising the standard of care in Sport: the case of youth rugby in England and South Africa
(2015)
Sport is an important area of civil society in both South Africa and England, and this article is broadly concerned with the relationship between sport and personal injury. More specifically, the article compares how rugby ...
Addressing the spectre of cyber terrorism: a comparative perspective
(2012)
This article looks at the definition of cyber terrorism and terrorist use of the Internet.
The article evaluates cyber terrorist threats facing countries such as the United
States of America, the United Kingdom, India ...
Recent developments in the provision of pro bono legal services by attorneys in South Africa
(2013)
This paper focuses on legal service delivery for the indigent by attorneys in private practice acting pro bono in civil rather than criminal matters. In this regard there have been and continue to be considerable gaps ...
What is the Future of Polygyny (Polygamy) in Africa?
(NWU, 2017-11-06)
The traditional practice of polygyny, whereby only a man is allowed to marry more than one wife in a customary marriage, has long been perceived to be an offender of women's rights. Recent family law reforms on the African ...
The Shaping, Enactment and Interpretation of the First Hate-Crime Law in the United Kingdom - An Informative and Illustrative Lesson for South Africa
(PER, 2017)
Hate crimes are crimes that are motivated by personal prejudice or bias. Hate-crime laws criminalise such conduct and allow for the imposition of aggravated penalties on convicted perpetrators. This article examines the ...
Pathological corporate governance deficiencies in South Africa's state-owned companies: a critical reflection
(PER, 2018)
Globally, states use state-owned companies (SOCs) or public corporations to provide public goods, limit private and foreign control of the domestic economy, generate public funds for the fiscus, increase service delivery ...
Monkey selfie and authorship in aopyright law: The Nigerian and South African perspectives
(PER/PELJ, 2018)
A photograph taken by a monkey is in the centre of a copyright claim in the famous monkey selfie case in the United States of America. Suing as next friend of the monkey, named Naruto, the People for the Ethical Treatment ...