1. Introduction
The Promotion of Access to Information Act gives effect to the constitutional right of access to any information held by the state and any
information that is held by another person and that is required for the exercise or protection of any rights.
Specifically, section 51(1) of the Act provides that the head of a private body must compile a manual that must contain information regarding the subjects and categories
of records held by such private bodies.
In this context, a "private body" is defined as any natural person who carries or has carried on any trade,
business or profession, but only in such capacity or any partnership which carries or has carried on any trade,
business or profession or any former or existing juristic person (e.g. any company, close corporation or business trust).
DCB Logistics (Pty) Ltd falls within the definition of a "private body" and this Manual has been compiled in accordance
with the said provisions and to fulfil the requirements of the Act.
In terms of the Act, where a request for information is made to a body, there is an obligation to provide the information,
except where the Act expressly provides that the information may not be released.
In this context, section 9 of the Act recognises that access to information can be limited.
The limitation relates to circumstances where such release would pose a threat to the protection of privacy,
commercial confidentiality, and the exercising of efficient governance.
Accordingly, this manual provides a reference to the records held by DCB Logistics (Pty) Ltd and the
process that needs to be adopted to access such records.
All requests for access to information (other than information that is available to the public) must be
addressed to the Head of the Business named in section 2 of this Manual.