SEESA Hero cycling for Rotary and community mobility awareness Augrabies to Atlantis
Konrad Clifton, Labour legal advisor at SEESA Cape Town, will embark on his journey to cycle solo to raise funds for persons with disabilities.
The purpose of the trip is to raise awareness of the challenges persons with disabilities face, explicitly on mobility and accessibility, inspired simultaneously at the prospect of exploring the beautiful Karoo and the West Coast from Springbok to Augrabies to Atlantis, on a bicycle and meeting the beautiful people that inhabit this magnificent corner of South Africa.
900 Km sponsored at R10.00 per Km
600 Km to go!
Every sponsored kilometre counts!
• First 750 Km SPONSORED By Coca Cola PENBEV
• 50 Km SPONSORED Anonymous
• 100 Km SPONSORED By Steam Team (SSISA)
Total distance 1500 Km Augrabies to Atlantis
Schedule
DAY 1: 31 January 2021 – Springbok to Pofadder.
173km – very early start – leave at about 05h00.
DAY 2: 01 February 2021 – Pofadder to Kakemas – 133 km.
DAY 3: 02 February 2021 – Kakemas to Upington – 88km
(Have a look at the Augrabies Waterfall).
DAY 4: 03 February 2021 – Uppington to Kenhart -128km.
DAY 5: 04 February 2021 – Kenhart to Brandvlei – 154km.
DAY 6: 05 Februay 2021 – Brandvlei to Calvinia – 145km.
DAY 7: 06 February 2021 – Calvinia to Vredendal – 143km
DAY 8: 07 February 2021 – Vredendal to Citrusdal – 132km
(Of all foes, well I could maybe spend a night in Clanwilliam)
DAY 9: 08 February 2021 – Citrusdal to Vredenburg / Saldanha – 155km
DAY 10: 09 February 2021 – Vredenberg to Darling / Atlantis – 87km
DAY 11: 10 February 2021 – Darling / Atlantis to HOME SWEET HOME
ROTARY BANK DETAILS Rotary Bank Details
ACCOUNT NAME: Rotary Club of Kirstenbosch
BANK: ABSA
ACCOUNT NO: 4056732817
BRANCH: 63005
Please reference – Ramp Project
Acknowledgements
• The Rotary Club of Newlands
• In Association with Coca-Cola PenBev.
• Rotary club of Kirstenbosch
• Rotary club of Upington
• Steam Team (SSISA)
POPIA compliance in 2026: the basics every business still gets wrong
Even years after POPIA came into full effect, the same compliance gaps continue to surface across different industries. Many businesses believe they are POPIA compliant until a complaint, audit, or data breach proves otherwise.
Here are some of the most basic POPIA mistakes we still see:
- Information Officers appointed “on paper only”.
The Information Officer is registered on the Information Regulators e-Services portal, but there is no real understanding of the role, no internal authority, and no ongoing oversight of compliance activities.
- Outdated or generic privacy notices
Outdated or generic privacy notices often misrepresent actual processing activities in the company.
- No POPIA training beyond management
POPIA compliance is treated as a legal or HR issue, while frontline employees, who handle personal information daily, receive little or no training.
- Assuming IT equals POPIA compliance
Strong IT systems alone are not enough. POPIA also requires policies, procedures, access controls, and human behaviour management.
- Weak access control and data minimisation
Employees often have access to personal information they do not need, increasing the risk of internal breaches and unauthorised disclosure.
- No clear process for data subject requests
Businesses struggle to respond within reasonable timeframes because there is no documented procedure for handling requests.
- Not reporting data breaches to the Information Regulator
Many organisations do not fully understand what constitutes a data breach under POPIA or how to report it. As a result, breaches are often ignored or being overlooked entirely.
- Failure to review and update data processing agreements with Operators
While operators are identified, many businesses fail to put proper data processing agreements in place or to review them regularly.
- Treating POPIA as a once-off exercise
Compliance is viewed as a project with an end date, rather than an ongoing process requiring regular review, updates, and monitoring.
POPIA compliance is about awareness, accountability, and continuous improvement. Identifying and fixing these common gaps is often the first step towards meaningful compliance.
