The information regulator published rules on the procedure a complainant should follow to submit a complaint to them. The rules set out detailed information on how the regulator will handle complaints. In this post, we summarise the rules, provide [...]
On 13 October 2021, the information regulator invited comments on draft regulations that will amend the POPIA regulations, 2018. The draft regulations mainly cover new proposed rules of procedure, administrative fines, and other proposed amendments to the POPIA regulations. [...]
Parliament has invited the public to nominate four people for the President to appoint as members of the information regulator. Do you want to nominate someone? Do you know anyone who might want to nominate someone? Finding the right members [...]
President Cyril Ramaphosa recently signed the Cybercrimes Act into law to protect the country against cybercrimes. The Act introduces malicious communications as a crime and guilty parties could incur fines or face jail time. Now that several sections of the [...]
The regulator published a guidance note on processing of personal information of children on 28 June 2021 to help responsible parties process the personal information of children lawfully. It mainly deals with an application for authorisation by the Regulator [...]
The regulator published a guidance note on processing of Special Personal Information on 28 June 2021 to help responsible parties process Special Personal Information lawfully. The guidance note does not add much to what is currently in the law [...]
Law firms are mostly controllers rather than processors. Law firms are controllers when they independently decide how to process personal data for the client's benefit or for legal representation. Because a law firm is mostly a controller, a data processing [...]
Like most countries, South Africa continues to suffer under the pandemic. With a delayed vaccine rollout programme, employers are not yet ready to receive employees in the workplace. The Department of Labour published a guideline for employers who want to [...]
In Botha v Smuts, the court ordered Smuts to take down parts of a Facebook post containing Botha's personal information. The post had an image of Botha with his minor child, details about his business and his address. The court [...]
In Mani v The Information Officer Mintek, Mani made a request to the Information officer of Mintek in terms of PAIA to determine the source of an email containing defamatory information about her. The court ordered Mintek to provide [...]
In Black Sash Trust v Minister of Social Development, the Constitutional Court agreed with the Information Regulator that data subjects own their personal information and that a responsible party cannot transfer the data subject's personal information to another party. [...]
In the judgment of My Vote Counts v Minister of Justice and Correctional Services, My Vote Counts won the right for the public to know the source of a political party's funding. This enables voters to make informed decisions when [...]
