The Information Regulator issued an enforcement notice against the Department of Basic Education (DBE) on the issue of consent under POPIA on 6 November 2024. The DBE has a long-standing practice of publishing matric results in newspapers, but this practice [...]
The information regulator issued a DoJ infringement notice to the Department of Justice where it fined the DoJ R5 million. In May 2023, the regulator issued the DoJ with an enforcement notice outlining a list of remedial actions the DoJ [...]
Data protection regulations are becoming increasingly strict. In response, many organisations are turning to outsourced Data Protection Officers (DPOs) to ensure that their organisation remains fully compliant. An outsourced DPO helps an organisation follow its data protection plan and makes [...]
Data protection fines in Africa are on the rise as more authorities enforce compliance with data protection laws. Data protection authorities in Angola and Kenya have hit the ground running by enforcing data protection laws. In this article, we highlight [...]
