@article{Sizwe Snail ka Mtuze_2022, title={THE CONVERGENCE OF LEGISLATION ON CYBERCRIME AND DATA PROTECTION IN SOUTH AFRICA: A Practical Approach to the Cybercrimes Act 19 of 2020 and the Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013}, volume={43}, url={https://obiter.mandela.ac.za/article/view/14883}, DOI={10.17159/obiter.v43i3.14883}, abstractNote={<p>This article seeks to give a historical background to the development of cybercrime laws in South Africa. It commences with a discussion on the common-law position regarding cyber-criminality then the article goes on to discuss the Electronic Communications Transactions Act (ECT) and the new Cybercrimes Act. This is followed by a discussion on Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) and same converges with the Cybercrimes Act, as well as the POPIA.</p>}, number={3}, journal={Obiter}, author={Sizwe Snail ka Mtuze}, year={2022}, month={Sep.} }