Get your guard up: The POPI Act is coming

On 1 July 2020, the enactment of the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPI Act) commenced, which will come into full effect on 1 July 2021. As its name states, the POPI Act aims to promote the safeguarding of personal information by putting in place the necessary regulations and legislation needed to realise this. Since its acceptance into parliament on 19 November 2013, the […]

Is blockchain the future for transactions?

Unless you’re an avid fan of cryptocurrency and trading in Bitcoin or Ethereum, you’ll be forgiven for not having a clue about what blockchain is or does. However, chances are that you’ve come across the word more and more frequently in the past five years. As with many things that gain prominence throughout the years, a point eventually arrives where not speaking about […]

Blockchain: The future of contracts?

Smart contracts are agreements that self-execute without any human intervention when the conditions, as specified in digital form, are met. Blockchain, a decentralised digital ledger that records transactions in different participating computers in order to verify and legitimise transactions, increasingly serves as the technological framework for smart contracts. Ethereum is one of the leading blockchain […]

How your business can lead your industry with R&D

Google, Tesla, Apple … These are all companies that we associate with innovation and technological advancement. Of course, we know that the developments that they make in the world of business come down to tons of research and development (R&D). With all the resources at their disposal, they have the groundwork to make innovation a breeze. Since many […]