1 July 2021 was the POPIA deadline in South Africa. After the POPIA commencement date or effective date (which was 1 July 2020) there was a 12-month grace period - so the POPIA deadline was at the end of [...]
Many people are waiting for confirmation of the POPI commencement date. For any project, it is always helpful to know your deadline. Parliament and the Minister are yet to give us a clear indication of the POPI timeline. POPI became [...]
The Protection of Personal Information Bill (PPI Bill) was published on 25 August 2009. An explanatory memorandum has also been published. Ask yourself these questions: Do you collect personal information? For example, do you ask your customer to provide you [...]
