Robin

All .za domain names are required by the South African Government to have a way to direct people to a legitimate source of information regarding COVID-19.
The relevant Government Gazette, number 43164, is available to be downloaded from the Government Printing Works (GPW) as a PDF.
The requirement for websites to link to the government COVID-19 website is set out in paragraph 5.1.4.
Should you require any changes or if you come across a bug please submit a query through https://github.com/robindevitt/sa-coronavirus-banner/issues.
<h3>Languages</h3>
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<li>English</li>
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SA Coronavirus Banner

Make it easy for South African WordPress sites to add the COVID-19 banner as required by the South African government.

silverstreamdigital

SilverStream Privacy Toolkit for POPIA helps South African WordPress website owners meet their obligations under the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA). Everything runs on your own WordPress install — no external servers, no subscriptions, no data sent anywhere.
100% self-hosted. Your data never leaves your server.
<h4>Free features</h4>
Cookie consent banner 
A clean, customisable cookie consent banner shown to all visitors on their first visit. Choose the position (bottom bar, bottom-left popup, or bottom-right popup), set your accent colour, and customise the message text. Visitors can Accept or Decline.
Auto-generated Privacy Policy page 
Fill in your business details once and the plugin generates a fully populated Privacy Policy page on your site automatically. The policy covers all POPIA Section 18 disclosure requirements and uses your actual business name, address, email and Information Officer details throughout.
Auto-generated Terms & Conditions page 
A fully populated Terms & Conditions page generated from your business profile.
Auto-generated POPIA Compliance Statement 
A dedicated POPIA Compliance Statement page confirming your organisation’s commitment to POPIA.
Information Officer declaration page 
POPIA Section 55 requires every organisation to appoint and register a designated Information Officer. This plugin generates a formal Information Officer Declaration page for your website.
Data Breach Response Plan page 
A Data Breach Response Plan page as required under POPIA Section 22.
Staff POPIA awareness notice 
A printable staff awareness notice explaining POPIA obligations to your team.
Compliance checklist preview 
A preview of the full POPIA compliance checklist covering key requirements.
<h4>How it works</h4>
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<li>Install and activate the plugin</li>
<li>Go to POPIA Toolkit in your WordPress admin menu</li>
<li>Fill in your business details in the Business Profile tab</li>
<li>Click Save — all compliance pages are generated automatically</li>
<li>Configure your cookie banner in the Cookie Banner tab</li>
<li>Set your Information Officer details in the Information Officer tab</li>
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<h4>No external dependencies</h4>
This plugin makes zero calls to any external server. There is no API key required. There is no account to create. There is no subscription. All data is stored exclusively in your own WordPress database.
<h4>Pro version</h4>
A Pro version is available at silverstreamdigital.co.za and adds:
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<li>Full 23-item POPIA compliance checklist with progress tracking</li>
<li>Data subject request form and management dashboard</li>
<li>Consent log with CSV export</li>
<li>Licence-based activation</li>
<li>Auto-updates via WordPress dashboard</li>
<li>Once-off payment — no monthly fees, no subscriptions</li>
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SilverStream Privacy Toolkit for POPIA


Thank you so much for this SilverStream. It is straight forward and it does all the work for us. We struggled to get an officer but that is sorted. Thank you so much. 5 Stars :)


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POPIA compliance tools for South African WordPress websites. Cookie banner, Privacy Policy generator, Information Officer declaration and more.

SA Coronavirus Banner vs SilverStream Privacy Toolkit for POPIA