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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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Are you liable for interest on municipal rates accounts not received?

16 April 2021

I purchased my first house a few months ago and have never received a municipal rates and taxes account from... the municipality. I tried a few times to call the municipality but no one got back to me. When I eventually went to the municipality, I was informed that I am in arrears and that they have charged me interest even though I never even received an account. Can they do this?

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What to do when a business opens next door to your house

11 April 2019

Our house is situated in what used to be a quiet residential suburb. Lately though, more and more businesses have... started opening up around us with houses being converted into business offices. This has ruined our quiet neighbourhood and resulted in more traffic and other problems in our neighbourhood. Surely businesses cannot just open up offices in a residential area? Is there anything we can do?

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