A guy goes in for a physical; the doctor asks about his activity level. “What do you mean?” asks the guy.
The doctor says, “Well, for example, what did you do yesterday?”
The guy says, “Yesterday afternoon, I took a five hour walk about seven miles through some pretty rough terrain. I waded along the
Artificial intelligence (AI) is enabling fraudsters to create highly convincing synthetic identities, and at industrial scale, at that. “This poses a severe and escalating risk to Know Your Customer (KYC) processes and anti-money laundering frameworks in South Africa and beyond,” warned Desigan Naidoo, Executive: Technology at LexisNexis, a legal technology provider.
Recent reports show beyond
As markets remain competitive and customers grow less tolerant of friction, 2025 marked a clear shift in how organisations think about customer experience (CX) – particularly in business-to-business environments.
According to Grant Phillips, Group CEO of e4, customer experience has evolved from a functional concern into a board-level priority. “Customers compare every interaction to the
A lawyer and a CEO are standing on a beach, watching a massive tidal wave approach. The CEO sighs and says, “This is a disaster. We’re going to lose everything”. The lawyer checks his watch, opens a tablet, and replies, “Actually, if we can prove the wave was caused by a Tier-3 supplier’s carbon emissions,
A prominent Durban advocate, has been arrested for allegedly defrauding a client of R25 million, under the guise of bribing prosecutors.
Shunmugam “Shan” Govender, 59, of Westville, was arrested and charged after he allegedly defrauded Ronald Govender, whose family owns a liquor retail and distribution business, under the pretense of assisting them in avoiding a
The Legal Innovation Summit will return to Johannesburg in June 2026, bringing together legal leaders, technology innovators, in-house counsel, law firms and policymakers from across Africa for a two-day hybrid convening focused on the future of law in an AI-driven world.
Now in its latest edition, the Summit has firmly established itself as a continental
Imagine, for a moment, the sound of your firm’s professional indemnity insurance premium spontaneously combusting.
That’s the sound of the modern legal landscape. If you aren’t currently terrified, you aren’t paying attention. Or perhaps you’re still using a filing cabinet and a rotary phone, in which case, enjoy your blissful, analog retirement. For the rest
On 24 June 2026, South Africa’s leading conference on FICA and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) returns to The Forum, Bryanston, Johannesburg, bigger and better than its sold-out 2025 edition!
The nCino KYC Fighting Financial Crime Conference is the annual gathering of South Africa’s compliance leaders, regulators, investigators, and financial institutions! Standing out as a conference known
We have several sessions under the belt now, we have tackled a number of topics, tools and tips – but for this Wednesday I want us to return to the fundamental reason this webinar chat exists – “How AI can help your law firm!?”
1 (One) topic this Wednesday
What is the most important issue
Disgraced Mpumalanga attorney Zietta Janse van Rensburg (40) was arrested by the Hawks on 13 April alongside her 73-year-old former father-in-law Johan. They face fraud, theft, and money laundering charges over an alleged R14 million property scam in Mbombela. Zietta was remanded in custody after her bail hearing; Johan got R10,000 bail with conditions. She