The Information Regulator issued an enforcement notice against Blouberg Municipality after finding it grossly violated a former employee's privacy when personal information was exposed on the internet. The municipality failed to adhere to the corrective instructions in the enforcement notice and became liable to an administrative fine of R500 000, which it did not pay, prompting the Regulator to initiate court proceedings to recover the fine.
Orders and outcome
Enforcement notice; on non-compliance, an infringement notice imposing an administrative fine of R500 000, now the subject of recovery proceedings per the Regulator's briefing.
Information Regulator (South Africa), Blouberg Municipality, enforcement notice of April 2024. African Data Protection Enforcement Tracker, Law Lab Africa Research, https://research.lawlab.africa/tracker/south-africa/information-regulator/2024/blouberg-municipality-purpose-limitation/ (accessed 30 August 2026).