...Jacobus Gerhardus J. Nortje; Daniel Christoffel Myburgh Purpose This paper aims to identify impediments, discuss impediments and make recommendations for the impediments during the execution of a search and seizure warrant for digital evidence in South African criminal cases. Design/methodology...

...Jacobus Gerhardus J. Nortje; Daniel Christoffel Myburgh Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify and discuss impediments in the compilation of an application for a search and seizure warrant for digital evidence and the structure of such a warrant in South African criminal cases. Design...

... is engendered by the difficulties of contriving a thoroughgoing concept of digital evidence given the malleable nature of the variegated storage media. Practical implications This paper engenders considerable acquaintance of the entire sphere of digital crimes and cyber threats, which is contended...