Cybercrime is generally defined as any form of criminal activity involving the use of computers and the Internet. Also refered to as computer crime, electronic crime, e-crime, netcrime and hi-tech crime. Below is the specific text of the Electronic Communications and Transactions (ECT) Act 25 of 2002, relevant to the criminal offences: CHAPTER XIII CYBER CRIME [...]

7 054 The number of work, business and corporate permits  issued in the quarter April – June 2011. This is part of attracting scarce skills into the country and boosting the economy, which will help with job creation.

President Jacob Zuma wishes to congratulate all the matriculants who sat for their National Senior Certificates examinations in 2011 and has hailed the ascending pass rate as a step in the right direction. President Jacob Zuma would like to further give special acknowledgment to those who demonstrated outstanding performance in various subjects last year. A [...]

I would like to wish my loyal readers, colleagues and dear friends a blessed, prosperous and very happy new year. 2012 is a leap year so we have been blessed with an additional day to make a difference in the world. This year is the Year of the Dragon which is very auspicious to our [...]

Dear valued supporters, It gives me great pleasure to have had you all join me on this journey this year. It marked many ups and downs. We lost great icons and saw many historical events that will go down in the History books for our children to learn about one day. This year Devterms received [...]

Do not build your house in areas that may be at risk from the impacts of severe weather events like floods and storm surges (big waves) – climate change increases the frequency and severity of extreme weather-related events (flooding, fire, storms and drought). Use your own muscle power whenever and wherever possible, e.g. walk or [...]

Why should I be worried about climate change?  If nothing is done about climate change and we continue, among other things, to burn fossil fuels and chop down our forests at current rates, the following is predicted for South Africa: South Africa’s coastal regions will warm by around 1-2°C by about 2050 and around 3-4°C [...]

International Human Rights Day is marked every year on 10 December with activities led by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. The Day marks the anniversary of the Assembly’s adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948.

It took 10 days to raise money and match grants for installing solar water heaters in 500 homes, which will bring hot water to more than 3 000 residents for a COP17 legacy project.

The department of science and technology has launched a centre to focus on climate change research. The Access centre was launched by Minister of Science and Technology Naledi Pandor at the COP 17 climate conference in Durban on Tuesday. Speaking at the event, Pandor said that her department was focussed on climate research as one [...]