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Data breach at Pam Golding puts spotlight on protection laws in South Africa

Cybersecurity

Data breach at Pam Golding puts spotlight on protection laws in South Africa

Mark Thomas, Andrew Attieh 24 Mar 2025

Source: Pexels.

Property

Pam Golding Properties data breach: What you need to know and what’s being done

13 Mar 2025

Source: Microsoft Designer

Cybersecurity

New year, new authentication

3 Jan 2025

DBE faces R5m fine for PoPIA breach over Matric results

Primary & Secondary Education

DBE faces R5m fine for PoPIA breach over Matric results

Lindsey Schutters 24 Dec 2024

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Primary & Secondary Education

DBE to fight Matric results publication ban in court

17 Dec 2024

Nadine Mather, partner, and Chloë Loubser, knowledge and learning lawyer: employment and data protection, Bowmans examine the new Guidance Note on Direct Marketing

Direct Marketing

What you need to know about the new direct marketing guidance note

Nadine Mather and Chloë Loubser 11 Dec 2024

Minister Gwarube announces release date for 2024 Matric results

Primary & Secondary Education

Minister Gwarube announces release date for 2024 Matric results

2 Dec 2024

2024 Matric results to be withheld from newspapers, says Information Regulator

Primary & Secondary Education

2024 Matric results to be withheld from newspapers, says Information Regulator

14 Nov 2024

Source: Microsoft Designer

4th Industrial Revolution

Local industry watchdog sounds alarm over AI stealing SA data on LinkedIn

Lindsey Schutters 16 Oct 2024

Image source: Miguel Á. Padriñán from

Corporate & Commercial Law

Dawn raid dodging: Ensure employees don't delete private messages

Clare-Alice Vertue, Karl Blom, Siya Ngcamu, and Sidrah Suliman 9 Oct 2024

Navigating PoPIA compliance: Lessons from the regulator’s enforcement notices

Publishing

Navigating PoPIA compliance: Lessons from the regulator’s enforcement notices

Issued by Juta and Company 8 Oct 2024

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IP Law

How PoPIA's protection extends to Pty Ltds

Ahmore Burger-Smidt and Dale Adams 22 Aug 2024

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IP Law

#SAelections24: PoPIA and personal data of voters - parties warned against misuse

Janet MacKenzie, Refentse Chuene, and Landise Banzana 28 May 2024

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Cyber Law

#SAelections24: Leaked IEC candidates list - being the 'responsible party' under PoPIA

Jodi Poswelletski and Keitumetse Khutsoane 3 May 2024

Directors’ role as the cornerstone of the governance ecosystem

Economy

Directors’ role as the cornerstone of the governance ecosystem

Gerhard Ferreira, Issued by SAICA 25 Apr 2024

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Media & Entertainment Law

PoPIA's telemarketing loophole: Can it be closed?

Jodi Poswelletski and Keitumetse Khutsoane 14 Mar 2024

DMASA's position clarified on telemarketing classification and POPIA compliance

Direct Marketing

DMASA's position clarified on telemarketing classification and POPIA compliance

Issued by DMASA 1 Mar 2024

Businesses and consumers must protect personal data in the digital era

Cybersecurity

Businesses and consumers must protect personal data in the digital era

8 Feb 2024

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Cyber Law

Cybersecurity breaches: Can you afford not to be insured?

Andrew Naidoo 8 Dec 2023

Information Regulator shows its teeth with first PoPI fine and businesses must take note

HR & Management

Information Regulator shows its teeth with first PoPI fine and businesses must take note

Lizaan Lewis 17 Nov 2023

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Cyber Law

Ransomware: What is an organisation's obligation to prevent fraud?

Karl Blom & Laone Setshedi 6 Nov 2023

Law of Succession

Lawyers fed-up with shambles in Master's Offices

Ella Morrison 18 Oct 2023

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Legislation

Proposed PoPIA code of conduct for Residential Communities Council

Peter Grealy, Wendy Tembedza, Karl Blom, Prineil Padayachy & Sanelisiwe Mthalane 19 Sep 2023

Enforcement Notice issued to Dis-Chem due to contravention of PoPIA

Retailers

Enforcement Notice issued to Dis-Chem due to contravention of PoPIA

4 Sep 2023

Information Regulator fines the Justice Department R5m

ICT

Information Regulator fines the Justice Department R5m

5 Jul 2023

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Cyber Law

The cost of no antivirus software? R5m, says SA Information Regulator

Ahmore Burger-Smidt and Nyiko Mathebula 4 Jul 2023

Legislation

Transparency triumphs as Concourt rules sections of PAIA, Tax Admin Act unconstitutional

31 May 2023

Koos Benadie, Director and Head of Commercial Law at Barnard

Trends

#BizTrends2023: Say goodbye to the one-trick pony | Law trends 2023

Koos Benadie 9 Jan 2023

Can data privacy concerns be managed when moving to the cloud?

Cloud

Can data privacy concerns be managed when moving to the cloud?

Gary Allemann 7 Sep 2022

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HR Tools & Software

PoPIA, PAIA online portals go live

5 Sep 2022

Cybercrime on the rise in SA: How to protect your business, customers and employees

SMEs

Cybercrime on the rise in SA: How to protect your business, customers and employees

Issued by Business Partners Limited 18 Aug 2022

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Consumer Law

Information Regulator establishes Enforcement Committee

4 Aug 2022

Source: © iqoncept

Media

Journalists' excluded from PoPIA

6 Jul 2022

Hacker group RansomHouse threatens to sell Shoprite data

Cybersecurity

Hacker group RansomHouse threatens to sell Shoprite data

21 Jun 2022

Source: Shoprite Group

Technology

Shoprite warns of suspected data breach

13 Jun 2022

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Consumer Law

TransUnion ransomware attack could give rise to civil claims

Chanique Rautenbach 25 Mar 2022

Primary & Secondary Education

DBE to abide by court decision to publish matric results

17 Jan 2022

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Law Practice

Inside the Information Regulator's PAIA manual

23 Nov 2021

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Legislation

Key points of updated PAIA Guide

Peter Grealy and Karl Blom 18 Oct 2021

Source: © Gleb Shabashnyi –

Cyber Law

We've had a data breach - who do we have to tell?

Ahmore Burger-Smidt 13 Oct 2021

The Information Regulator: Our new transparency superhero?

Legislation

The Information Regulator: Our new transparency superhero?

Brendan Slade 28 Sep 2021

POPIA: How can SMME's in SA become POPI compliant?

SMEs

POPIA: How can SMME's in SA become POPI compliant?

Issued by Company Partners 25 Aug 2021

Source: Oleksandr Omelchenko –

Labour Law

Covid-19: Data privacy concerns of vaccination statuses - part 2

Phillip Kruger 18 Aug 2021

PoPIA information officer clarity for community schemes

Residential Property

PoPIA information officer clarity for community schemes

28 Jul 2021

Build your own compliance framework with the DMASA's data protection compliance portal

Direct Marketing

Build your own compliance framework with the DMASA's data protection compliance portal

Issued by DMASA 22 Jul 2021

PoPIA: Community housing schemes must appoint information officers

Residential Property

PoPIA: Community housing schemes must appoint information officers

1 Jul 2021

No deadline set for registration of information officers

Talent Acquisition

No deadline set for registration of information officers

23 Jun 2021

PoPIA rules have been updated ahead of the 1 July deadline

Data & Analytics

PoPIA rules have been updated ahead of the 1 July deadline

22 Jun 2021