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Legal
#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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Legal
#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
Finance
Directors’ role as the cornerstone of the governance ecosystem

Gerhard Ferreira, Issued by SAICA 25 Apr 2024

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Legal
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
Marketing & Media
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
ICT
Businesses and consumers must protect personal data in the digital era

8 Feb 2024

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

Karl Blom & Laone Setshedi 6 Nov 2023

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Legal
Lawyers fed-up with shambles in Master's Offices

Ella Morrison 18 Oct 2023

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

Ahmore Burger-Smidt and Nyiko Mathebula 4 Jul 2023

David Molina –
Legal
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
Legal
#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?
ICT
Can data privacy concerns be managed when moving to the cloud?

Gary Allemann 7 Sep 2022

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HR & Management
PoPIA, PAIA online portals go live

5 Sep 2022

Cybercrime on the rise in SA: How to protect your business, customers and employees
Entrepreneurship
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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Legal
Information Regulator establishes Enforcement Committee

4 Aug 2022

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Marketing & Media
Journalists' excluded from PoPIA

6 Jul 2022

Hacker group RansomHouse threatens to sell Shoprite data
ICT
Hacker group RansomHouse threatens to sell Shoprite data

21 Jun 2022

Source: Shoprite Group
Retail
Shoprite warns of suspected data breach

13 Jun 2022

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Legal
TransUnion ransomware attack could give rise to civil claims

Chanique Rautenbach 25 Mar 2022

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Education
DBE to abide by court decision to publish matric results

17 Jan 2022

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Legal
Inside the Information Regulator's PAIA manual

23 Nov 2021

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Legal
Key points of updated PAIA Guide

Peter Grealy and Karl Blom 18 Oct 2021

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Legal
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?
Legal
The Information Regulator: Our new transparency superhero?

Brendan Slade 28 Sep 2021

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

Issued by Company Partners 25 Aug 2021

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

Phillip Kruger 18 Aug 2021

PoPIA information officer clarity for community schemes
Property
PoPIA information officer clarity for community schemes

28 Jul 2021

Build your own compliance framework with the DMASA's data protection compliance portal
Marketing & Media
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
Property
PoPIA: Community housing schemes must appoint information officers

1 Jul 2021

No deadline set for registration of information officers
HR & Management
No deadline set for registration of information officers

23 Jun 2021

PoPIA rules have been updated ahead of the 1 July deadline
ICT
PoPIA rules have been updated ahead of the 1 July deadline

22 Jun 2021

6 critical PoPIA compliance steps to take before 1 July
ICT
6 critical PoPIA compliance steps to take before 1 July

Rian Schoeman 14 Jun 2021

The sooner the better: implementing cybersecurity and data protection law across Africa
Legal
The sooner the better: implementing cybersecurity and data protection law across Africa

Darryl Bernstein and Janet MacKenzie 8 Jun 2021

PoPIA: Time is running out to become compliant
ICT
PoPIA: Time is running out to become compliant

Wale Arewa 17 May 2021

The WhatsApp messaging application is seen on a phone screen August 3, 2017. Reuters/Thomas White//File Photo
Legal
South African regulator seeking legal advice on WhatsApp's new privacy policy

Nqobile Dludla 14 May 2021

Marina Constas, director, BBM Law
Property
Residential developments not PoPI Act compliant could be fined up to R10m

Marina Constas 3 May 2021

Mandatory new job spec: PoPIA requires appointment of an information officer
HR & Management
Mandatory new job spec: PoPIA requires appointment of an information officer

Ahmore Burger-Smidt and Dimakatso Khumalo 29 Apr 2021

IAB SA launches PoPIA compliance best practice handbook
Marketing & Media
IAB SA launches PoPIA compliance best practice handbook

Issued by IAB South Africa 23 Apr 2021

Justin Malherbe, senior associate attorney, Webber Wentzel
Healthcare
PoPI reinforces systems already in place in the healthcare industry

Justin Malherbe 8 Apr 2021

Countdown for compliance with PoPIA
Legal
Countdown for compliance with PoPIA

25 Mar 2021

Legal challenges, opportunities for SA's TMT sector in 2021
Legal
Legal challenges, opportunities for SA's TMT sector in 2021

25 Feb 2021

Information Regulator supports electoral law amendments
Legal
Information Regulator supports electoral law amendments

11 Feb 2021

Information Regulator engages Facebook SA over privacy policy
Legal
Information Regulator engages Facebook SA over privacy policy

14 Jan 2021

Six things you need to know about doing business during Alert Level 1
HR & Management
Six things you need to know about doing business during Alert Level 1

Jason Whyte and Laura Macfarlane 4 Nov 2020

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