Engelsman Magabane Inc. Attorneys

05/06/2026

That moment when someone says: “Relax, I’ll just ask AI…” and reaches for the entire client file. 😅
Quick reminder from the Engelsman side of the table: AI can help you work faster — but it can also help you breach confidentiality faster.

Before anyone pastes IDs, contracts, disciplinary notes, or client details into a prompt, your workplace needs clear rules: what’s allowed, what’s not, approved tools only, and human review before anything goes out.

AI is useful. Unfiltered copy-paste is not. A simple workplace AI policy prevents POPIA headaches, confidentiality leaks, and “who authorised this?” meetings.

05/06/2026

Deepfakes and voice clones are no longer “future risk” — they are already being used to trigger payments, damage reputations, and invade privacy.

A fake voice note can sound close enough to a CEO to authorise a transfer. A fabricated video can spread faster than any correction. A doctored image can turn a private person into a public target overnight.

In South Africa, you are not without protection. The legal foundations already exist — constitutional rights, defamation principles, privacy protections, and POPIA implications where faces and voices become data.

In our latest article, we explain:

the legal lens to apply when your identity is manipulated
the evidence you must preserve immediately
realistic remedies (takedown, urgent relief, damages, and criminal routes where fra

https://engelsman.co.za/deepfakes-voice-clones-and-the-law-what-south-africans-can-do-when-reality-is-edited/

28/05/2026

Insurance and reserve funds aren’t glamorous—but they prevent expensive chaos. In sectional title schemes, the law requires reserve funding linked to a maintenance plan, so repairs are planned instead of panicked.
https://engelsman.co.za/the-boring-heroes-why-insurance-reserve-funds-keep-your-scheme-stable/

Insurance and reserve funds are the “boring heroes” of sectional title living. They reduce special levies, fund major repairs, and keep schemes insurable and solvent—because the law requires it.

27/05/2026

Levies are not punishment. They are part of protecting the scheme, planning ahead, and making sure shared property is properly managed. Informed owners ask questions, read the budget, and understand where the money goes.

26/05/2026

Security, utilities, and shared services are easy to overlook when everything works. The moment the lights go out or the gate stops opening, their value becomes very clear.

26/05/2026

Reserve funds exist for the right kind of surprises: future repairs, major upkeep, and long-term planning. They help reduce the risk of sudden special levies landing out of nowhere.

25/05/2026

Budgets, records, meetings, reporting, and compliance may happen quietly in the background, but they matter more than most people realise. Good administration keeps a scheme lawful, organised, and functional.

22/05/2026

Budgets, minutes, accountability, and informed questions are not just admin. They are part of protecting owners, money, and the long-term health of the scheme.

21/05/2026

Ever wondered where levy money actually goes?
Most of it funds the “invisible” things that prevent expensive failures—insurance, security, municipal charges, and planned maintenance through properly managed admin and reserve funds.
https://engelsman.co.za/so-where-does-the-money-go-reading-a-sectional-title-budget-without-losing-the-plot/

Where levy money goes: admin vs reserve fund, insurance, municipal charges and maintenance planning—plus the legal rules owners can use to ask smarter budget questions.

20/05/2026

If maintenance is delayed, the reserve fund is too small, or the financials feel unclear, it may be time to ask tougher questions. Good owners do not just pay levies. They stay informed.