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SME’s, Entrepreneurs, startups and Commercial lease agreements

You have just started your business and all the excitement is in the air with printing of business cards, company profiles and acquiring new office space for your business operations. More often than not, all the excitement of a new business venture can lead to one overlooking certain important aspects of a business especially when …

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Organisational Implementation of POPI: a few compliance aspects

With the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPI) having come into operation last year, 1 July 2020, many organisations are finding themselves at odds trying to put measures in place in order to comply with the provisions of POPI and some are still trying to understand this new piece of legislation and what organisational duties …

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Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013: The long awaited commencement proclamation

The President has recently signed a proclamation (proclamation no. R21 of 2020) in respect of the commencement date for further sections of the Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013 (POPI) to come into effect. The commencement date of the various sections is 1 July 2020 and for sections 110 and 114(4) being 30 June 2021. …

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