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Information Regulator
The Protection of Personnal Information Act (POPIA) &
The Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA)
About the Regulator
The Information Regulator (South Africa) is an independent body established in terms of section 39 of the Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013. It is subject only to the law and the constitution and it is accountable to the national assembly.
The information regulator is, among others, empowered to monitor and enforce compliance by public and private bodies with the provisions of the promotion of access to information act, 2000 (act 2 of 2000), and the Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013 (act 4 of 2013).
The Protection of Personal Information Act, (Act 4 of 2013)
The Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013 (POPIA) aims to promote the protection of personal information processed by public and private bodies by, among others, introducing certain conditions for the lawful processing of personal information so as to establish minimum requirements for the processing of such information.
The Information Regulator (South Africa) is, among others, empowered to monitor and enforce compliance by public and private bodies with the provisions of the POPIA Act.
| Document Title | Date | Download |
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| Invitation to submit the 2024/2025 financial year annual reports in respect of access to information requests received & processed by the public and private bodies, in terms of section 32 and section 83(4) of the promotion of access to information act 2 of 2000 submission date: 01 april 2025 - 30 june 2025 | 07 March 2025 | View |
| Media invitation: information regulator hosts a stakeholder consultative session on it’s annual plans for the 2025/2026 financial year. | 3 March 2025 | View |
| The regulator welcomes the justice minister’s decision on publication of the sex offenders register | 04 March 2025 | View |
Meet the Chairperson
ADV PANSY TLAKULA
Chairperson of the Information Regulator
ADV Pansy Tlakula holds a B. Proc degree from the University of the North( now the University of Limpopo), an LL.B degree from the University of the Witwatersrand and an LL.M degree from Harvard University. In 2006 she was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Legal Studies by the Vaal University of Technology
Meet the CEO
MR MOSALANYANE MOSALA
CEO of the Information Regulator
Mr Mosala hails from Bloemfontein in the Free State Province. He holds a Baccalaureus Artium (BA) degree majoring in Education and English and Baccalaureus Educationis (B Ed) Hon degree he further holds a Magister Educationis (MEd) degree and a Magister in Public Administration degree. He expanded his knowledge to equip him better for the public service as a manager by completing the following courses successfully and obtaining the following certifications; International Development, bridging the worlds of theory, policy and practice.
