Amabhungane Centre for Investigative Journalism NPC v Minister of Justice and Correctional Services (2019)

The Constitutional Court ruled that interception and surveillance of an individual’s communications under the Regulation of Interception of Communications and Provision of Communication-related Information Act 70 of 2002 (RICA) is a highly invasive violation of privacy and infringes the right to privacy (section 14 of the Constitution).

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