The level of transparency and accountability in Vhembe’s municipalities is alarmingly low, with only the Vhembe District Municipality (VDM) having filed an annual report with the Information Regulator (IR), as required by law. None of the four local municipalities have filed reports, and three do not even have a registered Information Officer (IO).
Two Acts — the Promotion of Access to Information Act 2 of 2000 (PAIA) and the Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (POPIA) — ma...