This article seeks to outline the key compliance considerations which organisations need take into account with respect to the roles and obligations of an information officer under POPIA.
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The Constitutional Court agreed with the High Court’s decision in that RICA was an infringement on various constitutional rights
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The Justice Minister has recently gazetted a notice wherein certain exemptions will apply to most organisations from having to compile a PAIA manual.
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Any actions undertaken by organisations to destroy or delete personal information will be under scrutiny should such processes not at a minimum ensure that the personal information is destroyed or deleted in a manner that prevents its reconstruction in an intelligible form.
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The Western Cape Government is in the process of developing a provincial legislative framework that will govern the use of CCTV cameras both on private properties and in public areas.
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In this discussion we will draw your attention to the main points that employers will need to know and do, to be well on their way to full compliance come July 2021.
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Can an employer be held liable for the actions of one of their employees should the employee infringe upon a person’s privacy rights in terms of POPIA?
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This case focuses on trademark infringement, unlawful competition and the ownership of personal information.
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Many people use social media platforms to negotiate a number of transactions and the question arises whether the exchange of these messages can be recognised in our law as enforceable contracts.
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This article serves as the final instalment dedicated to addressing the five most significant amendments proposed by the Companies Amendment Bill, 2018 (the “Bill”) and the writer’s comments thereon.
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This article serves as the fourth of five instalments dedicated to addressing the five most significant amendments proposed by the Companies Amendment Bill, 2018 and the writer’s comments thereon.
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This article serves as the third of five instalments addressing the five most significant amendments proposed by the Companies Amendment Bill, 2018 (the “Bill”) and the writer’s comments thereon.
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This article serves as the second of five instalments addressing the five most significant amendments proposed by the Companies Amendment Bill, 2018 (the “Bill”) and the writer’s comments thereon.
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The Bill proposes a number of amendments to the Companies Act, 2008 in order to align the Act with global trends and close loopholes identified during the implementation phase of the Companies Act.
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In general there is a duty on employees to comply with restraint of trade clauses after termination of employment. However, some restraint of trade clauses may be deemed to be unenforceable.
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It’s not all doom and gloom for multinationals - the DTI has acknowledged that there may exist multinationals that have global practices which prevent them from diluting their ownership and complying with the ownership element required of B-BBEE.
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