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The financial pinch is subsiding. Are you ready?

02 January 2025,  Gerda Janse van Rensburg

South Africa has some of the highest debt ratios in the world, and with the turn in the property market,... consumers will want to start buying property again in the next few months, but without success.

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Fraud, Cyber Hacking and Phishing

02 January 2025,  Dries Knoetze

“I recently purchased a motor vehicle and paid the deal by way of electronic fund transfer. The motor dealer and... I have been communicating via emails for weeks prior to the payment and amongst these emails, the motor dealer provided me with their banking details. I made the payment into the account so provided to me via email only to find out that the banking details of the dealer was changed by an unknown person who hacked our communication. I paid R800 000.00 towards this vehicle, and now the dealer refuses to give me the vehicle as they did not receive my payment.?”  

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Why Is My Debt So High If I Was Handed Over to a Lawyer?

02 January 2025,  Crystelle Steyn

If you have unpaid debt and was handed to a lawyer, you might find yourself asking why your debt seems... to have ballooned despite the small amount you have left to pay. 

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Debt Review in South Africa: How It Works and Why It Matters

02 January 2025,  Ashleigh Carstens

If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed by debt, you’re not alone. Many South Africans struggle to keep up with monthly payments,... often juggling multiple loans, credit cards, and other financial obligations.

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The financial pinch is subsiding. Are you ready?

02 January 2025,  Gerda Janse van Rensburg

South Africa has some of the highest debt ratios in the world, and with the turn in the property market,... consumers will want to start buying property again in the next few months, but without success.

READ MORE
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Fraud, Cyber Hacking and Phishing

02 January 2025,  Dries Knoetze

“I recently purchased a motor vehicle and paid the deal by way of electronic fund transfer. The motor dealer and... I have been communicating via emails for weeks prior to the payment and amongst these emails, the motor dealer provided me with their banking details. I made the payment into the account so provided to me via email only to find out that the banking details of the dealer was changed by an unknown person who hacked our communication. I paid R800 000.00 towards this vehicle, and now the dealer refuses to give me the vehicle as they did not receive my payment.?”  

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Why Is My Debt So High If I Was Handed Over to a Lawyer?

02 January 2025,  Crystelle Steyn

If you have unpaid debt and was handed to a lawyer, you might find yourself asking why your debt seems... to have ballooned despite the small amount you have left to pay. 

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Debt Review in South Africa: How It Works and Why It Matters

02 January 2025,  Ashleigh Carstens

If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed by debt, you’re not alone. Many South Africans struggle to keep up with monthly payments,... often juggling multiple loans, credit cards, and other financial obligations.

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Can a body corporate reveal the criminal record of an employee to owners?

27 June 2023

Can the body corporate of a section title reveal to owners that an employee has a criminal record for a... serious crime? This is a question we receive more often than would be expected from body corporates. So, what is the answer, can they, or can’t they reveal this information?

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Government and POPIA - applicable or not?

14 June 2021

With all the talk of POPIA coming into effect and businesses having to get ready to comply, I was wondering... whether government and municipalities also need to comply with POPIA. Surely, government entities have a lot of personal information in their possession that they must protect.

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Data breaches in terms of POPIA: what you need to know

16 April 2021

Our consultancy business has quite a diverse client base. Over the weekend, the laptop of one of our employees was... stolen. The laptop contains personal information of our clients and it appears that it was not password protected making the data accessible. Will this be a data breach in terms of POPIA, and if so, what are we required to do?

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POPIA deadline looming and regulations about to take effect

16 April 2021

I own a local store making custom items for our clients. Because of the nature of some of the client... requests I have to use other suppliers and have to share basic information about my clients with them. I am aware of POPIA and I understand that we need to comply including to new regulations that I understand have been issued. My question is to what extent and by when will I need to meet all these requirements?

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New regulations provide more clarity on POPIA

11 March 2019

I’m the compliance officer for our business and have been tasked with responsibility for POPIA. I saw a media report... on regulations being promulgated and was wondering if there is anything of importance that I need to take note of in them for our business?

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Data security under POPIA is important even for small businesses

12 February 2019

I’m the owner of a small advisory firm. A few days ago, one of my employees left his laptop in... the car during the weekend and it was stolen out of his car. I now hear that the IT guys forgot to have encryption activated on his laptop. With client information on the laptop I’m worried about whether I could be in breach of POPIA. Am I?

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