POPIA · PAIA · GDPR · ISO/IEC 27001
Compliance Built Around Your Business — From Gap to Done
Whether you operate internationally in South Africa, face global compliance requirements, or are building your first compliance programme — we get you there.
Gap assessments, implementation roadmaps, and end-to-end traceability across data privacy and information security frameworks.
Who We Help
Three Kinds of Organisations Come to Us
International businesses in South Africa
POPIA and PAIA apply to every organisation processing personal information in South Africa — regardless of where the business is headquartered. We help foreign companies understand their local obligations and implement compliant practices from day one.
South African businesses with global obligations
International clients, partners, or regulators increasingly require South African suppliers to demonstrate GDPR compliance or ISO 27001 certification. We bridge the gap between your local operations and the standards your relationships demand.
South African companies pursuing compliance
Driven by regulation, board mandate, or a commitment to better governance — we help South African organisations achieve and sustain compliance across POPIA, PAIA, GDPR, and ISO 27001, from first assessment through to implementation and beyond.
Our Services
Four Frameworks. One Team. End-to-End Delivery.
We specialise in four compliance frameworks and deliver them completely — assessment, roadmap, implementation, and traceability.
POPIA Compliance
Protection of Personal Information Act (South Africa)
We guide South African organisations and foreign companies operating locally through full POPIA compliance — from gap assessment and information officer support to policy implementation, staff awareness, and audit readiness.
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Promotion of Access to Information Act (South Africa)
PAIA requires organisations to publish a compliant manual and respond correctly to information access requests. We develop compliant PAIA manuals, train responsible officers, and ensure your processes meet the Act's requirements.
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General Data Protection Regulation (EU & UK)
South African businesses processing the personal data of EU or UK residents must comply with GDPR. We assess your current state, identify gaps, and implement the controls, documentation, and processes needed to comply — and demonstrate it.
Find Out More →ISO/IEC 27001 Readiness
Information Security Management Systems
We support organisations preparing for ISO 27001 certification — building the management system, implementing required controls, preparing documentation, and ensuring you enter your certification audit with confidence.
Find Out More →How We Work
A Clear, Traceable Path From Assessment to Compliant
Every engagement follows the same structured methodology — so you always know where you are, what comes next, and how every requirement has been addressed.
Step 1
Gap Assessment
We measure your current state against the target framework — identifying gaps, risks, and priority areas before any implementation work begins.
Step 2
Roadmap
A prioritised, time-bound plan that sequences the work, assigns ownership, and sets realistic milestones from your current state to compliant.
Step 3
Implementation
Hands-on delivery alongside your team — policies, controls, training, and processes built to work in your organisation, not just exist on paper.
Step 4
Traceability
Every requirement mapped to evidence. Full end-to-end traceability so you can demonstrate compliance to regulators, auditors, and clients.
Our Expertise
Regulatory and Technical Depth Across Four Frameworks
"Great companies foster a productive tension between continuity and change." — Jim Collins
Our Approach
Specialists Working Directly With You
Metatrans is a specialist practice — a focused team of experienced practitioners, each engaged directly on client work. You won't be handed to a junior consultant. The specialists you meet are the ones doing the work.
We work pragmatically and at pace. Our aim is to get you to compliance in the shortest reasonable time, transfer practical knowledge to your team, and build practices that hold up under regulatory scrutiny — without unnecessary overhead or ongoing dependency.
Where frameworks overlap — POPIA and GDPR share significant common ground, as do ISO 27001 and POPIA — work done for one satisfies requirements in others. We identify and exploit those overlaps to reduce cost and duplication.
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MetaCore – Compliance Management Platform
MetaCore is purpose-built compliance management software — not a generic tool adapted for compliance. Structured workflows, governance registers, assessment engines and audit-ready outputs in a single traceable system, covering POPIA, PAIA, GDPR and ISO 27001.
Available as a standalone product or bundled with Metatrans advisory services.
Learn about MetaCore →- Compliance assessments for ISO 27001, POPIA and PAIA
- Governance register with ownership and evidence traceability
- Guided implementation workflows with task tracking and evidence capture
- Audit readiness dashboard with gap identification
- Document and template generation
Compliance Insights
Compliance Insights
Practical guidance and analysis across POPIA, PAIA, GDPR and ISO/IEC 27001 — written for compliance professionals, Information Officers and executives.
GDPR
UK GDPR: What Organisations Need to Know
UK GDPR is a distinct post-Brexit framework with its own supervisory authority, transfer mechanisms and reform trajectory. This article explains where it …
Browse all GDPR insights →ISO 27001
The Business Benefits of ISO 27001 Compliance
ISO 27001 is widely seen as a technical or IT requirement. In practice, it is a business-wide framework that delivers measurable operational, commercial, and …
Browse all ISO 27001 insights →PAIA
PAIA Annual Report: What It Is, Who Must Submit It, and How to Get It Right
The PAIA Annual Report is a mandatory submission to the Information Regulator. Many organisations submit late, incompletely, or not at all. Here is what it …
Browse all PAIA insights →POPIA
The Hidden Compliance Risk Sitting at Every Gatehouse
The Information Regulator’s draft Gated Access Code of Conduct exposes gated estates and office parks as one of the highest-risk privacy compliance …
Browse all POPIA insights →Ready to strengthen your compliance posture?
Whether you are beginning your compliance journey, preparing for an audit, or strengthening your regulatory or security posture, Metatrans works with organisations of all sizes to provide the expertise and practical support you need.
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