The right to privacy
includes a right to protection against the unlawful collection, retention,
dissemination and use of personal information, Constitution section 14 of the Republic of South Africa
The POPIA seeks to protect the right of privacy that applies to
individuals and juristic entities (referred to as data subjects) by the
establishment of strict guidelines on how to obtain and process
information. These guidelines affects organizations (referred to
as the responsible party) and data subjects in various ways and
is therefore important that these role players are well informed with
regards to the implications. It is with this in mind that a knowledge
base, through a semantic representation, for the legislation of the
POPIA will be valuable for assisting with the education of both the
data subjects and organizations on the POPIA.