RICA stands for the Regulation of Interception of Communications and Provision of Communication Related Information Act 70 of 2002 and finally came into effect on 30 September 2005. RICA is the piece of South African legislation that governs the interception or monitoring of paper-based and electronic communications.
It has recently been in the headlines because some sections of the RICA only came into effect on 1 July 2009. These sections mean that millions of prepaid mobile customers will need to be registered with the networks. However, despite previous outrage by the mobile operators, it seems to be all systems go.
For more information visit What is RICA
