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Last updated: 2 November 2026

1. Purpose of This Legal Information Page

This page contains the legal information that Whodunnix.com is required to publish as a commercial website operating in the Republic of South Africa. It identifies the entity that owns and operates this website, describes the legal form and registration details of that entity, explains how the website may be accessed and used, and sets out the rules that govern the relationship between the publisher and every visitor, reader, subscriber and contributor.

The page is written in plain language on purpose. A legal notice is only useful if the people it affects can understand it, so we have avoided dense cross-referencing and unnecessary definitions. Where a concept has a practical consequence for you, we explain what that consequence is rather than simply naming a statute.

This legal information page should be read together with four other documents that form part of the same agreement with you: our Terms and Conditions, our Privacy Policy, our Cookie Policy, and our Payment and Refund Policy. If there is a conflict between this page and those documents on a matter concerning the processing of personal information, the Privacy Policy prevails; on a matter concerning payment, the Payment and Refund Policy prevails; and on any other matter, the Terms and Conditions prevail.

Nothing on this page is intended to limit any right that you have under the Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008, the Electronic Communications and Transactions Act 25 of 2002, the Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013, or any other law that cannot lawfully be excluded or varied by agreement.

2. Identity of the Website Operator

Whodunnix.com is an online entertainment magazine that reports on, reviews, comments on and archives news about celebrity culture in South Africa and internationally. Our coverage includes film, television, streaming series, music, awards seasons, red-carpet events, reality programming, social-media personalities and the wider South African entertainment industry, together with the cultural context in which that industry operates.

The website is owned and operated by Foschini Retail Group (Pty) Ltd, a private company incorporated in the Republic of South Africa. The company conducts its publishing and media activities under the trading name TFG Media. It is registered with the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) in terms of the Companies Act 71 of 2008 and carries on business with limited liability.

Wherever this page refers to "the publisher", "we", "us" or "our", it refers to Foschini Retail Group (Pty) Ltd in its capacity as the operator of Whodunnix.com. Wherever this page refers to "you", it refers to any person who accesses, browses, reads, subscribes to, downloads from, comments on or otherwise uses this website.

We are the responsible party for the personal information processed through this website, as that term is used in POPIA. Our Information Officer is registered with the Information Regulator of South Africa and is accountable for compliance with POPIA and with the Promotion of Access to Information Act 2 of 2000 (PAIA) in respect of this website.

3. Legal Form, Registration Details, Tax Identifiers and Responsible Representatives

South African law requires a supplier that operates a commercial website to disclose enough identifying information for a consumer, a regulator or a court to establish exactly who they are dealing with. Section 43 of the Electronic Communications and Transactions Act and section 26 of the Consumer Protection Act together require the disclosure of the supplier's full legal name, registration number, physical address, contact details and, where applicable, tax identifiers. Section 32 of the Companies Act requires the company's registered name, registration number and registered office to appear on the company's documents, publications and electronic communications. We publish all of that information below.

3.1 Registration and tax identifiers

  • Registered company name: Foschini Retail Group (Pty) Ltd
  • Company registration number: 1988/007302/07, issued by the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission
  • Value-Added Tax registration number: 4210187250, issued by the South African Revenue Service
  • Legal form: private company with limited liability, incorporated in terms of the Companies Act 71 of 2008
  • Country of incorporation and principal place of business: Republic of South Africa
  • Trading name used for this website: TFG Media, in respect of the publication known as Whodunnix.com

3.2 Responsible representatives

The publisher acts through its board of directors in the ordinary course of business. Responsibility for the day-to-day operation of this website, for editorial decisions and for compliance with data protection law rests with the management of the publication, acting under the authority of the board.

In particular, the publisher has appointed an Information Officer as required by POPIA and PAIA. The Information Officer is responsible for the lawful processing of personal information on this website, for maintaining the PAIA manual of the publisher, for assessing and responding to data subject access requests, and for dealing with privacy complaints. Requests and complaints addressed to the Information Officer should be sent using the contact route described in section 11 of this page.

3.3 Licences, industry standards and voluntary codes

The publisher does not hold a broadcasting licence and does not operate a licensed television or radio service. Our publishing activity is not subject to sector-specific licensing by the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa. Editorial content is produced in accordance with the ethical and accuracy standards that apply to magazine and online publishing in South Africa, and the publisher participates in the consumer protection framework administered by the National Consumer Commission.

Because our reporting frequently deals with the private lives of public figures, we apply additional internal editorial safeguards. These include a requirement that allegations about identifiable individuals be attributed, that images be used only where the publisher holds the necessary rights or where a lawful exception applies, and that requests for correction or right of reply be assessed promptly.

4. Registered Office and Contact Details

The registered office and principal place of business of the publisher, and the address at which legal documents and formal notices may be served, is:

92 Main Road, Paarl, Western Cape, 7646, South Africa

Written correspondence, including legal notices, data subject access requests, PAIA requests, takedown notices and complaints, should be sent by email to:

[email protected]

Because a written record is important for both you and us, we ask that formal correspondence be sent by email rather than by any other route. Correspondence received through our website contact form is treated as correspondence for general enquiries and is redirected internally to the correct department where necessary. Where a matter involves personal information or a request under PAIA, please state that clearly in the subject line so that it reaches the Information Officer without delay.

We aim to acknowledge formal correspondence within a reasonable period and to give a substantive response within the timeframes required by the applicable legislation. Where a request is complex or requires input from third parties, we will tell you that a longer period is needed and explain why.

5. Purpose, Scope and Intended Audience of the Website

Whodunnix.com is a general-audience entertainment publication. Its purpose is to inform, review, contextualise and comment on celebrity culture and the entertainment industry, primarily within South Africa but with coverage of international stories that are of interest to a South African audience. The website carries news articles, features, interviews, opinion pieces, reviews, image galleries, video embeds and a blog.

The website is intended for readers aged 18 and older. It is not directed at children, and it is not designed to collect personal information from children. Some entertainment coverage may deal with adult themes, including relationships, legal disputes, substance use, mental health and sexual misconduct allegations. Such material is presented in a journalistic context, is labelled where appropriate, and is not intended to be accessed by minors without adult supervision.

The website is published in English. It is intended for a South African audience and is governed by South African law, although it may be accessed from anywhere in the world. If you access the website from another country, you are responsible for complying with the laws of your own jurisdiction, and you accept that the content has been prepared for a South African readership.

Advertising, sponsored content and commercial partnerships may appear on the website. Where content is sponsored or commercially associated with a third party, that relationship is disclosed in or near the content itself. Advertising does not influence editorial decisions, and editorial staff are not required to give favourable coverage to any advertiser, publicist or subject of a story.

6. Access To and Acceptable Use of the Website

Access to the public areas of this website is free of charge and does not require registration. Access to certain features, including commenting, newsletters, downloads and archive access, may require registration or a subscription. We may change, suspend or discontinue any feature at any time.

We do not guarantee uninterrupted availability. The website may be unavailable during maintenance, updates, hosting failures, network problems or events outside our reasonable control. We may also restrict or block access where we reasonably believe that access is being used unlawfully, abusively or in a way that threatens the security or integrity of the website.

When you use this website, you agree to the following rules of acceptable use:

  • You will not use the website for any unlawful purpose or in a way that infringes the rights of any other person.
  • You will not post or transmit material that is defamatory, harassing, hateful, discriminatory, obscene, threatening or that constitutes an invasion of the privacy of any individual.
  • You will not impersonate any person, or misrepresent your identity or affiliation, including when commenting on articles.
  • You will not upload or distribute any virus, malware, spyware or other harmful code.
  • You will not scrape, crawl, index or systematically extract content from the website without our written permission, whether by automated means or otherwise.
  • You will not attempt to gain unauthorised access to any part of the website, its servers, its databases or its administrative systems.
  • You will not use the website to send unsolicited commercial communications.
  • You will not reproduce, republish or redistribute our content in a way that breaches section 7 of this page.

Where the website allows comments or reader contributions, you remain responsible for what you publish. We may moderate, edit, hide or remove comments and contributions at our discretion, particularly where they contain personal information about a third party, unverified allegations, or material that could expose the publisher to legal liability. Removal of a comment is not a finding of fact and does not imply that the comment was unlawful.

If you breach these rules, we may suspend or terminate your access, remove your content, and, where appropriate, report the matter to law enforcement or to the relevant regulator. Termination of access does not affect any right or obligation that arose before termination.

7. Ownership of Content, Copyright, Trade Marks and Other Intellectual Property

Unless expressly stated otherwise, all content on this website is protected by copyright. This includes articles, headlines, features, reviews, opinion pieces, galleries, photographs, illustrations, graphics, layout, design elements, data compilations, audio and video material, and the underlying software and code. Copyright in original editorial material is owned by the publisher or licensed to the publisher by the author, photographer, agency or syndication partner that supplied it.

Copyright in South Africa is governed by the Copyright Act 98 of 1978 and the regulations made under it. Copyright arises automatically on the creation of a work and does not require registration. Infringement of copyright can give rise to civil claims and, in serious cases, criminal liability.

You may read, browse and share links to our content freely, and you may quote short extracts for the purposes of reporting, criticism, review, teaching or private study, provided that the use is fair and that the publication is clearly attributed to Whodunnix.com with a reference to the original article. You may not:

  • copy, republish or repost substantial parts of any article on another website, app, newsletter or social-media channel;
  • use our photographs, illustrations or graphics in any commercial context;
  • sell, license, sub-license or commercially exploit our content;
  • remove, obscure or alter any copyright notice, watermark, byline or attribution;
  • create a database or archive from our content by automated means.

Requests for syndication, licensing, reproduction or republication should be sent using the contact route in section 11. We may grant or refuse permission at our discretion and may require a fee or a credit line as a condition of permission.

The name Whodunnix.com, the publication's logo, its typographic treatment and its associated slogans are trade marks of the publisher or are used under licence. Trade marks in South Africa are governed by the Trade Marks Act 194 of 1993. You may not use our trade marks, logos or get-up in a way that is likely to confuse readers, suggest endorsement or sponsorship, or amount to passing off.

Photographs, video clips and audio recordings of celebrities and other identifiable individuals that appear on this website are used either because the publisher holds the necessary rights, or under a lawful exception such as the reporting of current events, review, criticism or quotation. South African law does not recognise a free-standing "image right", but the unauthorised commercial use of a person's image may be actionable under the common law of passing off or under the Consumer Protection Act, and the processing of a person's image may also constitute the processing of personal information under POPIA. We therefore take requests from public figures about images and personal information seriously and assess each one on its merits.

The publisher reserves all rights not expressly granted on this page. No licence, express or implied, is granted to you other than the limited rights of reading, linking and fair quotation described above.

8. Accuracy, Availability and Proportionate Limitation of Liability

We take accuracy seriously in a field where rumours spread quickly. Entertainment reporting necessarily includes material that originates with publicists, agents, court papers, social-media posts, anonymous sources and other publications. We verify what can reasonably be verified, we attribute what we cannot independently confirm, and we distinguish clearly between report, rumour and opinion.

Even so, the content on this website is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis. We do not warrant that every fact, quotation, date, box-office figure, chart position or biographical detail is complete, current or free of error. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this section excludes or limits liability for fraud, wilful misconduct, gross negligence, or any liability that may not lawfully be excluded under the Consumer Protection Act.

Subject to that qualification, and to the fullest extent permitted by law:

  • We are not liable for any indirect, incidental, special or consequential loss arising from your use of, or inability to use, this website.
  • We are not liable for loss of profit, loss of revenue, loss of data or loss of goodwill arising from the use of this website or from reliance on its content.
  • We are not liable for the acts or omissions of third parties, including hosting providers, advertising networks, payment processors, social-media platforms and external websites that we link to.
  • Where liability cannot lawfully be excluded but may be limited, our aggregate liability to you in respect of this website is limited to the amount, if any, that you paid to us in the twelve months preceding the event giving rise to the claim.

The content of this website is general information and commentary. It is not legal, medical, financial or professional advice, and it should not be relied on as such. Articles about litigation, contracts, defamation, mental health or financial arrangements involving celebrities are journalistic summaries and not statements of law or professional opinion.

We may correct, update, retract or remove content at any time. Where a material correction is made to an article, we aim to note the correction in or near the article so that readers can see what changed. Requests for correction should be sent using the contact route in section 11 and should identify the article, the statement in question and the basis for the correction.

9. External Links and Third-Party Content

This website contains links to other websites, embedded posts and videos from social-media platforms, and third-party advertising. These are provided for convenience and context. When you follow a link or view embedded content, you leave our environment or load content controlled by someone else.

We do not control third-party websites and we are not responsible for their content, their accuracy, their availability, their security or their privacy practices. A link from Whodunnix.com is not an endorsement of the linked website, its operator, its products or its views. If you decide to transact with a third party that you reached through this website, that transaction is between you and that third party, and their terms and privacy policy will govern it.

Embedded social-media content may set cookies or collect information about you under the control of the relevant platform. Our Cookie Policy explains how cookies are used on this website and how you can manage them through your browser and through the cookie banner shown on your first visit.

If you believe that material on a third-party website that we have linked to or embedded infringes your rights, please contact the operator of that website directly. If the material is hosted on our website, please contact us using the route in section 11 and we will assess your notice promptly.

10. Privacy, Cookies, Terms and Refunds

This section is a plain-text cross-reference to the other legal documents that form part of your agreement with us. You should read each of them before using the website or placing an order through it.

  • Privacy Policy. Our Privacy Policy explains what personal information we collect through this website, why we collect it, how we use and store it, who we share it with, how long we keep it, and how you can exercise your rights under POPIA, including your rights of access, correction and objection, and your right to lodge a complaint with the Information Regulator.
  • Cookie Policy. Our Cookie Policy explains which cookies and similar technologies are used on this website, whether they are strictly necessary, functional, analytical or advertising cookies, and how you can accept, refuse or manage them. The cookie banner shown on your first visit is the primary control for non-essential cookies, and your browser settings provide a further control.
  • Terms and Conditions. Our Terms and Conditions contain the rules for accessing and using the website, the rules for reader accounts and comments, the terms that apply to competitions and promotions, and the general contractual terms that govern our relationship with you.
  • Payment and Refund Policy. Our Payment and Refund Policy explains how orders and subscriptions are paid for, how prices are displayed, how delivery of physical issues or merchandise is handled, and how refunds, cancellations and returns work, including the seven-day cooling-off right that applies to electronic transactions under section 44 of the Electronic Communications and Transactions Act.

You have a right to cancel an electronic transaction without reason and without penalty within seven days after receiving the goods or concluding the agreement, subject to the exclusions in that Act. Details and the procedure for doing so are set out in the Payment and Refund Policy. That right is in addition to your rights where goods are defective, unsuitable or not as described, and in addition to any voluntary returns policy that we offer.

11. Applicable Law, Competent Courts and Consumer Dispute Rights

This website, this legal information page and any dispute arising from your use of the website are governed by the laws of the Republic of South Africa, without regard to conflict-of-law rules. The applicable legal framework includes, among others, the Consumer Protection Act 68 of 2008, the Electronic Communications and Transactions Act 25 of 2002, the Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013, the Promotion of Access to Information Act 2 of 2000, the Companies Act 71 of 2008, the Copyright Act 98 of 1978, the Trade Marks Act 194 of 1993 and the common law of South Africa.

Consumer rights under the Consumer Protection Act cannot be waived or excluded, and nothing on this page limits them. In particular, consumers in South Africa have the right to fair and honest dealing, the right to fair, just and reasonable terms and conditions, the right to good quality and safe goods, the right to information in plain and understandable language, and the right to fair value, good quality and safety in respect of services.

If a dispute arises, we encourage you to contact us first using the route in section 12 so that we have an opportunity to resolve the matter directly. In terms of section 69 of the Consumer Protection Act, a consumer may refer a dispute to the relevant ombud with jurisdiction, to the National Consumer Commission, to an accredited consumer group or to a court, depending on the nature of the dispute. Where a dispute concerns the processing of personal information, a complaint may be lodged with the Information Regulator of South Africa after the internal complaint procedure in our Privacy Policy has been followed, or, where the Information Regulator permits it, directly.

Subject to the jurisdiction rules that apply to consumers under the Consumer Protection Act, the parties consent to the jurisdiction of the High Court of South Africa and, where a lower court has jurisdiction over your person, to the jurisdiction of that lower court, including in circumstances where the amount in dispute exceeds the ordinary jurisdiction of that court. This consent is not intended to deprive a consumer of any statutory right to bring proceedings in a court or forum of competent jurisdiction.

12. Contact Route, Changes to This Page and Last Updated Date

If you have a question about this legal information page, a request for access to records under PAIA, a data subject access request under POPIA, a correction or takedown request, a copyright complaint, a press or editorial enquiry, or a consumer complaint, please contact us using the details in section 4 of this page. Formal correspondence should be sent by email to [email protected] so that a dated written record exists, and correspondence relating to personal information or access to records should be marked for the attention of the Information Officer.

If you are not satisfied with our response, you may escalate the matter to the Information Regulator of South Africa in respect of privacy or access issues, or to the National Consumer Commission or the relevant industry ombud in respect of consumer issues. We will co-operate with any regulator that investigates a complaint about this website.

We may update this legal information page from time to time to reflect changes in our business, in the way the website operates, or in the law. The version published on this page is the version in force at the time you use the website. Where a change is material, we will take reasonable steps to bring it to your attention, for example by a notice on the website or in the cookie banner. Continued use of the website after a change takes effect constitutes acceptance of the updated page.

The date on which this page was last reviewed and updated is 2 November 2026. Earlier versions are available on request for a reasonable period after they are superseded.

Company Registration Number: 1988/007302/07 | VAT Number: 4210187250 | Registered Office: 92 Main Road, Paarl, Western Cape, 7646, South Africa | Email: [email protected] | Website Operator: Whodunnix.com