Who Protects Your Deposit When Property Deals Collapse?
Property transactions rarely unravel overnight. A deal that starts smoothly with a signed Offer to Purchase (OTP) and a paid deposit can quickly run into delays, disputes, or outright collapse. When that happens, one question matters most: who protects the buyer’s money? A string of interest rate cuts over the past few years has seen […]
The Cybercrimes Bill: Malicious messaging over social media could send you to jail
South Africans will soon have to be much more careful and think twice about the messages they send over WhatsApp and other social media platforms, as the Cybercrimes Bill (“the Bill”), which was recently adopted into law and is in the process of being enacted, attempts to police malicious messaging. Cybercrime is on the rise […]