Information Regulator plans

The Information Regulator publishes plans regularly. They include both five-year strategic plans and annual performance plans (APP).  Below, you will find our summaries and insights on their plans.

Information Regulator in South Africa

The Information Regulator was created by the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPI Act). POPI gives the Information Regulator teeth - it has extensive powers to investigate and fine responsible parties. Data subjects can complain to the Information Regulator, [...]

By |2026-07-27T16:45:27+02:00March 5th, 2026|Categories: Access to Information, POPI and Data Protection|Tags: , , , , |
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Lessons to learn from the Information Regulator priotities

Understanding the Information Regulator's priorities is no longer just good practice; it's essential to avoid enforcement action. Having attended the Regulator's recent stakeholder breakfast, we can distil the key lessons and confirmed changes that will shape the compliance landscape in […]

By |2026-02-12T15:28:56+02:00December 3rd, 2025|Categories: Access to Information, POPI and Data Protection|Tags: , , , , |
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Information Regulator stakeholder engagement in Cape Town

The Information Regulator stakeholder engagement revealed the regulator's thinking on how to comply with the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) and the Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA). More importantly, the regulator confirmed expected amendments to the POPIA [...]

By |2025-12-03T14:07:58+02:00December 2nd, 2025|Categories: Access to Information, POPI and Data Protection|Tags: , , , , |
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Information regulator annual performance plan for 2025 to 2026 APP

The information regulator has presented its draft annual performance plan (regulator APP) for 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026. It has presented them in different formats to different audiences. For example, the regulator held a stakeholder engagement on 5 [...]

By |2025-03-26T11:52:16+02:00March 5th, 2025|Categories: Access to Information, POPI and Data Protection|Tags: , |
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Information regulator strategic plan for 2022/3 to 2026/7 – a heads up

The information regulator released the Information Regulator Strategic Plan for 2022/3 to 2026/7. The plan outlines the steps that the regulator will take to implement its vision for 2027. The regulator's key focus is to fulfil its dual mandate as [...]

By |2025-03-03T10:08:58+02:00May 23rd, 2022|Categories: POPI and Data Protection|Tags: , , , , |
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Information regulator annual performance plan for 2021 to 2022

The information regulator has published its annual performance plan for 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022. It has also presented them in different formats to different audiences. For example, the regulator held a readiness stakeholder engagement on 15 June [...]

By |2025-03-03T10:03:23+02:00June 17th, 2021|Categories: Access to Information, POPI and Data Protection|Tags: , , , |
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Information regulator strategic plan for 2017 to 2020 – a heads up

The Information Regulator released the Information Regulator Strategic Plan for 2017 - 2020 on 9 June 2017. This plan is quite important and requires all private and public bodies to sit up and take note. It contains an explanation [...]

By |2025-02-04T13:05:30+02:00July 7th, 2017|Categories: POPI and Data Protection|Tags: , , , , |
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