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POPI Update: Parliament wants POPIA to commence urgently

Parliament has stressed that it wants South Africa's data protection law called the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) to commence urgently. We still don't have any specific commencement date or deadline but Parliament said "we need specific timeframes". We [...]

By |2024-02-22T15:56:38+02:00May 13th, 2020|Categories: POPI and Data Protection|Tags: , , , , |

POPI Update: The commencement date is not 1 April 2020

There are media reports that the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPI Act or POPIA) commenced today 1 April 2020. This is incorrect. POPIA has not commenced. The President has not proclaimed the date in the Government Gazette. The Information [...]

By |2022-12-20T11:37:50+02:00April 1st, 2020|Categories: POPI and Data Protection|Tags: , , , |

POPI Update: The information regulator briefed Parliament

The information regulator has consistently said that POPIA will not commence until the information regulator is fully operational. The information regulator has made progress but it has been slow. The information regulator initially said that they were aiming for a [...]

By |2022-11-15T16:38:39+02:00July 14th, 2019|Categories: POPI and Data Protection|Tags: , |

POPI Update: Parliament delays POPI to 2016

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 [...]

POPI Update: The National Assembly passes POPI

After many years of waiting, 10 drafts and countless hours of deliberation, the National Assembly finally passed POPI on 11 September. The road until now After the Bill was first introduced, almost a decade ago, it is nearing finality at [...]

By |2020-04-01T10:29:38+02:00September 13th, 2012|Categories: POPI and Data Protection|Tags: , , , |

Current status of the PPI Bill

The PPI Bill or POPI was again debated by the the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee for Justice on 2 March 2010. Various issues were raised and debated.  The final section of the minutes read as follows: "The Chairperson expressed concern over [...]

By |2019-08-22T14:23:48+02:00March 9th, 2010|Categories: POPI and Data Protection|Tags: , |

Privacy law fast tracked

The passing of South Africa's privacy law - the Protection of Personal Information Bill - has been fast-tracked. The Portfolio Committee on Justice and Constitutional Development invites stakeholders and interested persons to submit written submissions on the Protection of Personal [...]

By |2022-12-22T08:24:12+02:00September 26th, 2009|Categories: POPI and Data Protection|Tags: , , |