Legal
PAIA Manual
Version 1.0 · Effective 1 January 2026
Ruka Group PAIA Manual
Prepared under the Promotion of Access to Information Act.
This is a starter. PAIA manuals follow a set structure and should be finalised by your attorney and, where required, lodged appropriately.
- About us. Ruka (Pty) Ltd, registration number 2024/761584/07, Studio 77, Studio Office Park, 5 Concourse Crescent, Lonehill, Sandton, Gauteng, 2191. Operates SmartChat.
- Information Officer. Dean Kabasa, Chief Operating Officer, dean@ruka.africa.
- How to request access to information. Submit a request in the prescribed form to dean@ruka.africa. We respond within the timelines PAIA sets.
- Records we hold. Customer account records, billing records, conversation data processed on behalf of customers, company and employment records.
- Fees. Request and access fees are charged as PAIA allows.
- Other laws. Access to personal information is also handled under POPIA.
