protection of personal information Act

Has POPIA Finally Been Given a Set of Teeth?

by Samad Hoosen | Apr 12, 2022 | Publications, Tech Law

Many critics have noticed a trend in court decisions not to invoke POPIA, or the Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013, as amended, in its reasoning toward judgments. For example, even the recent order to publish Matric results in the media lacked judgment...

Matric Results To Be Published Publicly

by Linda Shwana | Feb 1, 2022 | News

The Department of Basic Education has announced that matric results would cease to be published on public platforms. The decision was taken to comply with the Protection of Personal Information Act (‘‘POPIA’’). However, in a recent urgent application to the North...

Privacy During #LockdownSA – A Slippery Slope or A Key to Public Health?

by Reenen Lombard | Apr 22, 2020 | Civil Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution, Publications, Tech Law

The Government announced that it would be using mobile tracking technology and other methods as a way to combat SARS-CoV- 19 (the Virus) and COVID-19. The tracking and tracing of people with the Virus is vital in the fight against it’s spread. However,...

Discussing the new Protection of Personal Information Act (POPI) – RSG Rand en Sent – 5 February 2017

by Nicolene Schoeman-Louw | Feb 16, 2017 | News

Nicolene Schoeman-Louw was again featured on RSG’s “Rand en Sent” on Sunday, 5 February 2017. Following the discussion on the best retirement products on the market and how your debt councillor can assist you with your debt storm, she discusses the new Protection of...

Matric Results To Be Published Publicly

Discussing the new Protection of Personal Information Act (POPI) – RSG Rand en Sent – 5 February 2017

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