(1)(a)(b) The Protection of Personal Information Act No. 4 of 2013 (POPI Act), specifically Section 11, prohibits the dissemination (disclosure) of personal information about data subjects (entities or individuals) without their consent.
(2) Services rendered to government and entities transacting with Postbank include:
• Disbursement of net stipends/wages to Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) participants.
• Disbursement of social grants to beneficiaries of social subsidies through the Special Disbursement Account.
• Collection of municipal rates and taxes
• Banking (opening accounts) the unbanked EPWP participants to enable disbursement through a bank account.
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(3) There is no government department and/or entity that has pledged to do business with Postbank. However, it is in Postbank’s strategy to expand its services to other Government departments and entities.
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