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22 July 2025  |  28 October 2025

Data Protection and the POPI Act

Applications accepted until
22 July 2025
Short Course Coordinator:
Beverley Segaetsho
Accreditation:
Certificate of Competence
Course dates
22 July 2025 - 28 October 2025
Applications close
22 July 2025
Overview
Data protection has become a fundamentally important part of modern life as more and more of contemporary life is played out and experienced over the internet. South Africa has introduced the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) to regulate data privacy. POPIA incorporates many of the General Data Protection Regulation (the GDPR) features, which is the European Regulation in the field. The Data Protection and the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) postgraduate certificate course will enable participants to apply the principles in POPIA in a practical context.
Duration
This is a semester-long course where participants attend evening lectures from 17:30 to 19:00 once a week during the period 22 July to 28 October 2025.
Format
Courses might be delivered through blended learning. Students are required to have basic computer skills and stable internet connection.
Pricing
VAT Incl. = R17,000.00

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    The course consists of the following modules:


    • Introduction and background to data protection;
    • International perspective on Data Privacy and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR);
    • POPIA: Introduction to the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) ,  Lawful processing conditions in the POPIA , The Common Law of Privacy and The Information Regulator and regulatory challenges;
    • Introduction to Protection of Access to Information Act;
    • Grounds of refusal, public interest under PAIA and POPIA;
    • Introduction to the Regulation of Interception of Communications Act (RICA);
    • The Constitutionality of the RICA; and
    • Overview of data protection law and its limitations.

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