Parley passes law to regulate electronic transactions
Wednesday, April 09, 2014
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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