Posts by Alastair Tempest

As we reported last month, the SA’s Cybersecurity Bill still awaits the President’s signature. Meanwhile in its regular report on cybersecurity, Kaspersky, whom we have often quoted in this Newsletter, says there…

The new wave of African innovations has brought governments, universities, corporates and small business together to come up with solutions to combat COVID. In Rwanda new ideas are emerging, from clever face masks to ventilator machines, and…

The Competition Commission issued a discussion paper on 7 September and invited comments. The paper is very broad in its scope, covering ecommerce, fintech, banking, on-demand entertainment, telecommunications services among…

As announced in the previous Newsletter, the Information Regulator published a request for comments on the appointment of Information Officers. Under POPIA each company must designation an Information Officer (IO).…

Registration for The UK’s eCommerce Expo Virtual 2020 eCommerce Expo Virtual 2020, 29 September – 1 October 2020. 60 sessions and 25 hours of original content with a focus on…

President Buhari has signed the Companies and Allied Matters Bill, 2020, which amends the existing Companies Act of 1990, and is intended to ease of doing business in the country.…

The digital divide, coverage of telecoms and the internet and the lack of electricity could be challenges of the past if the new building materials which are being developed are…

If you need some relief from reading this Newsletter or were unsure of the power of drones here is a video for you – https://www.quaternium.com/hybrix-drone-to-the-rescue/ Meanwhile, we announced in the Newsletter the…

Third-party cookies are a rich source of data for advertisers, but in the EU the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) applies strict rules on personal data however collected (it also…

Here are 8 tips of things to avoid – One of the most common SEO mistakes is reusing or copying content. Duplicate content refers to any content that you have either…