The purpose of the Promotional of Access to Information Act 2 of 2000 (PAIA) is to give effect to the Constitutional right of access to information held by both private and public bodies. It aims to promote a society in which South African’s can easily access or obtain information to enable them to exercise and protect all their rights. A formal request for information in terms of PAIA is a powerful tool one can use to gain access to the information or records of a private or public body....

The Regulator recent guidance note issued on 11 March 2021 requires all businesses which process certain personal information to submit their applications for prior authorisation on or before 30 June 2021. In this article, we will look at the requirements as stipulated by the Regulator in submitting the applications. Section 57 of the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) states that the business must obtain prior authorisation from the Regulator if the business “plans to— process any...

Consent plays a vital role in the motivation for processing of personal information of a data subject in terms of the Protection of Personal Information Act (hereinafter referred to as the POPI Act). In this article, we will touch on the significance of consent being provided by a data subject when their personal information is being processed: In terms of Section 11 of the POPI Act, the personal information of a data subject may only be processed in minimal circumstances. One of the specific...