On the 23 October 2018, the Deputy Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, briefed the Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services on proposed changes to the Cybercrimes and Cybersecurity Bill. During the meeting, the Minister indicated that aspects related to cybersecurity are to be removed from the Bill and that it would become the Cybercrimes Bill. Due to the removal of cybersecurity from the Cybercrimes and Cybersecurity Bill, all references thereto were removed, including clauses 12, 8, 17, 4, 24, 26, and 39. As such the focus of the sections below will only deal with proposed amendments not related to the removal of cybersecurity.