Direct marketing calls | Telemarketers thrive in regulatory grey area

JOHANNESBURG - Are you tired of the seemingly never-ending calls from telemarketers?

Well, we all thought this would end with the introduction of the Protection of Personal Information Act.

READ: ConCourt orders Parliament amend sections of PoPIA, Tax Act

But the Information Regulator says direct marketing companies have found a loophole.

There seems to be differing interpretations of what constitutes 'electronic communication'.

We find out more from the Information Regulator, Pansy Tlakula.