In terms of goods or services which are promoted or supplied to the state; In terms of which, a consumer is a juristic person whose asset value or annual turnover, at the time of the transaction, equals or exceeds the threshold value determined by the Minister (R2 million);If the transaction falls within an exception granted by the Minister;That makes up a credit agreement under the National Credit Act, but the goods or services that are the subject of the credit agreement are not excluded...

Section 55 of the Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (POPIA) sets out the duties and responsibilities of the Information Officer. Registration of the Information Officer and Deputy Information Officers is only the start of the process. Many businesses believe that once the aforesaid is done, they are compliant, which is not the case. Although there are no criteria that the Information Officers need to meet, as the Information Officer must work with the Regulator. The writer...

The responsible parties and their IO’s must ensure strict compliance with the relevant provisions of the POPIA and PAIA and respective regulations under the above legislation. “Information Officer” means an Information Officer or Deputy Information Officer as contemplated in terms of Sections 1 or 17 of the Promotion of Access to Information Act. “Personal Information” means information relating to an identifiable, living, natural person, or existing juristic person, including biometric...