Tag: POPIA
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POPIA has unexpected implications for B-BBEE Schemes
By Wendy Tembedza and Leigh Lambrechts from Webber Wentzel Sharing personal information of trust beneficiaries to verify black ownership under the scorecards requires companies and trusts to be aware of […]
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Beyond opt-in emails: why a unified platform is key to POPIA compliance
By Greg Gatherer, Account Manager at Liferay Africa If the state of our inboxes are anything to go by, most companies spent the last week of June in a desperate […]
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What’s up with data privacy in South Africa?
By Jarred Mailer-Lyons, Head of Digital at The MediaShop The paranoia is real and if you are worried about your devices listening in to your conversations and tracking your every […]
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Information Regulator extends commencement date for POPIA prior authorisation
by Peter Grealy, Dario Milo from Webber Wentzel The Information Regulator has extended the commencement date of the POPIA provision that requires organisations to obtain prior authorisation if they process certain categories […]
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78% of South African businesses are unaware about privacy laws governing their marketing activities
According to a recent survey, only 22% of South African businesses are aware of privacy laws governing their marketing activities, despite the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) set to […]
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Can you be fired for a WhatsApp conversation?
By Nicol Myburgh, Head: CRS Technologies HCM Business Unit Think the chat you’ve had with a group of colleagues is a secret and won’t cost you your job and reputation? […]
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Is your Chatbot POPIA compliant?
By Maison Samuels from Webber Wentzel Artificial Intelligence and digitisation are transforming the business landscape. Many new technologies are being created to streamline customer engagement, such as chatbots. Given the […]
As artificial intelligence reshapes industries across the world, a recent World Economic Forum article highlights Advertisers are planning TV for a consumer that no longer exists
By Leslie Adams, Sales Director at Reach Africa Switch on the TV at home and Is African creativity the world’s most undervalued asset?
By Anthea Whitehead, Cape Town Campus Manager at AAA School of Advertising Africa does not BOO! Campus Media generates more than R25 million in alternative income for partner South African universities
A commercially proven partnership model developed by Campus Media, a South African business operating at Africa’s leading communications association announces landmark AU partnership for its 2026 Africa conference
The International Association of Business Communicators Africa Region (IABC Africa), Africa’s leading business communication association, Why great ideas don’t necessarily translate into great businesses
Entrepreneurs often believe that success starts with a great idea. It doesn’t. Ideas are plentiful. Basetsana Kumalo, Bryan Habana and more to speak at the MANCOSA Jacaranda FM Business Breakfast
Some of South Africa’s most respected business leaders, entrepreneurs and high-performance achievers will take to “This is madness”: The honest strategy behind Distrikt 9’s partnership with the Loeries
It’s a complex time to be in the creative business. So when independent creative agency The MediaShop strengthens leadership team
The MediaShop has announced the promotion of Jedd Cokayne from Business Unit Head to Deputy Uniting for purposeful action to alleviate homelessness in Johannesburg
