Legitimate Interests and the Draft Regulations on Processing Health and Sex Life Information under POPIA
On 26 September 2025, the Information Regulator published a notice inviting public comment on the draft Regulations relating to the processing of a data subject’s
Directive in Action: SARB’s Push to Fortify South Africa’s Payment Infrastructure
The South African Reserve Bank (“SARB”), under the authority granted by the SARB Act 90 of 1989 and the National Payment System Act (“NPS Act”),
Johannesburg’s CCTV By-Law Repealed: Implications for Businesses, Homeowners, and POPIA Compliance
The City of Johannesburg (“CoJ” or “the City”) previously published a draft CCTV By-Law (“the By-Law”) which required individuals or companies who installed CCTV cameras
Guarding Your Data: Ensuring Safe Cross-Border Transfers of Personal Information
In today’s digital age, the global exchange of Personal Information has become a common practice, enabling businesses and individuals to connect across borders. However, with
AI and Intellectual Property: Should Machines Hold Patents?
Legal debates have erupted around artificial intelligence inventions obtaining patent protection. Artificial intelligence (AI) is the simulation of human intelligence processes by machines, particularly computer
POPIA Code of Conduct for Residential Community Industry
The Information Regulator has issued a notice regarding the receipt of a proposed code of conduct from the Residential Community Industry (“RCI”). This code outlines
Strengthening Child Protection in the Digital Age
Research shows alarming statistics: many children navigate the internet without parental guidance, engage with strangers online, and encounter inappropriate content. The Film and Publication Board
POPIA Just Got a Digital Makeover – Are You Ready?
If you’re still treating data protection like a dusty file in a cabinet, it’s time to wake up. South Africa’s Protection of Personal Information Act
Botha v Smuts – Farms, photos, physical addresses and privacy: Constitutional Court ruling on online use of personal information
“…this matter implicates more than the rights of the parties. It implicates our collective relationship with the internet and its power over our online personae.”
TikTok, TikTok, is time up for TikTok? National security versus freedom of expression weighed in court judgment
TikTok has run out of options to challenge a United States national security law that requires its owner to divest (dispose of its ownership interest)
