Parley passes law to regulate electronic transactions

Makgato-Malesu
Makgato-Malesu

Members of Parliament this week passed into law a bill seeking to facilitate and regulate electronic transactions and communications, although they admitted that they were not completely conversant with the issues therein.

The Minister of Trade and Industry (MTI) Dorcas Makgato-Malesu brought the bill to Parliament.

Once enacted, the law will provide for the legal recognition of electronic communications, electronic signatures as well as the admissibility and evidential weight of electronic communications. 

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