by VDT Attorneys | May 20, 2021 | Business, Commercial, Company, Compliance, Information, Information and data protection, information officer, PAIA, POPI, POPI Act, POPIA
As the Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013 (“POPIA”) deadline of 1 July 2021 approaches rapidly, many organisations are starting to raise questions about the more intricate aspects of POPIA. An important aspect relates to the role and...
by VDT Attorneys | Jan 20, 2021 | Information and data protection, POPI, POPI Act, POPIA
Who is the Information Officer? In terms of South African law, the role of the Information Officer stems from the Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA), which, at its core, aims to uphold the right to access information (Section 32) as enshrined in the...
by VDT Attorneys | Aug 19, 2020 | POPI, POPI Act, POPIA, Protection of Personal Information Act
A lot has happened in South Africa since April though; with lockdown regulations continuing to ease, the majority of businesses operating again and staff members also returning to work. However, by no means is the pandemic over and, in addition, the big news is that...
by VDT Attorneys | Jul 23, 2020 | Data privacy, Data Protection, Information and data protection, POPI, POPI Act, POPIA
There is a responsibility that comes with the processing of personal information during a pandemic, and although data protection does not stop organisations asking their employees whether they are experiencing any COVID-19 symptoms or introducing appropriate testing,...
by VDT Attorneys | Apr 24, 2020 | Data Protection, Information and data protection, POPI, POPI Act, POPIA, Protection of Personal Information Act
When is the new expected date? Given the circumstances in respect of COVID-19 it is understandable that the POPI Act commencement date was not announced as 1 April 2020. Pending any further statements made by the Information Regulator we cannot say for certain when...
by VDT Attorneys | Oct 15, 2019 | Data Protection, Litigation, POPI, POPIA, Social Media
In the matter of Fredericks v Jo Barkett Fashions [2011] JOL 27923 (CCMA) (the “Fredericks” matter), an employee was dismissed based on derogatory posts she made about her employer on Facebook regarding a grievance she had. Her defence was that “the company was...
