The Fica Bill: What does it mean for you?

President Jacob Zuma has signed the Financial Intelligence Centre Amendment (Fica) Bill, However, it must still be implemented. The bill is intended to strengthen measures to combat money laundering and the financing of terrorism‚ and in particular, will require enhanced vigilance over the financial transactions of prominent influential persons. What does the Bill include? The various methods to strengthen anti-money …

IS YOUR BUSINESS POPI COMPLIANT?

POPI refers to South Africa’s Protection of Personal Information Act which seeks to regulate the Processing of Personal Information. What is Personal Information? Means any information relating to an identifiable, living natural person or juristic person (companies, CC’s etc.) and includes, but is not limited to: Contact details: email, telephone, address etc. Demographic information: age, sex, race, birth date, ethnicity …

What is the Promotion of Administrative Justice Act (PAJA)?

The PAJA is the law passed to “give effect” to the right to just administrative action in the Bill of Rights. This says everyone has the right: To fair, lawful and reasonable administrative action; and To reasons for administrative action that affects them negatively. What is administrative action? Any decision the administration takes that affects people’s rights is an administrative …