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Another warning for WhatsApp users in South Africa | SA News

Luke Fraser
 ·18 Jan 2026

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With WhatsApp becoming South Africa’s largest messaging service, South Africans have been warned about the legal weight of messages on the service.

Ann-Suhet Marx, Director and Head of Litigation at VDM Incorporated, said that WhatsApp is now one of South Africa’s largest legal blind spots.

“From neighbourhood disputes to workplace conflicts to high‑stakes business fallouts, WhatsApp messages are now at the centre of a growing number of legal battles,” said Marx….

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