SADC Model Law on Data Protection
Southern African Development Community
Model law adopted by SADC to harmonise data-protection rules across Southern African states.
Authoritative source ↗ZenoXCare — marketing
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SADC·13 member states
Southern African Development Community compliance overlay
16-member Southern African community whose Model Law on Data Protection (2013) provides the harmonisation template for member-state statutes.
13
Member states
9
DP enforced
4
DP pending
0
No DP statute
Anchor regional instrument
SADC secretariat: https://www.sadc.int/ ↗
Member states (13)
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- Enacted · Enforced
ZA South Africa
- Enacted · Enforced
SC Seychelles
- Enacted · Enforced
MU Mauritius
- Enacted · Enforced
BW Botswana
- Enacted · Enforced
ZM Zambia
- Enacted · Enforced
ZW Zimbabwe
- Enacted · Enforced
MW Malawi
- Pending
MZ Mozambique
- Enacted · Enforced
AO Angola
- Pending
NA Namibia
- Enacted · Dormant
LS Lesotho
- Enacted · Dormant
SZ Eswatini
- Enacted · Enforced
MG Madagascar
Frequently asked
- What is SADC?
- Southern African Development Community (SADC). 16-member Southern African community whose Model Law on Data Protection (2013) provides the harmonisation template for member-state statutes.
- Which countries are SADC member states covered by ZenoXCare?
- SADC has 13 member states tracked in the ZenoXCare African jurisdictions registry: South Africa, Seychelles, Mauritius, Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique, Angola, Namibia, and 3 more. Each country has its own compliance overlay page under /standards-and-compliance/africa/{iso2}.
- What regional instrument anchors SADC compliance at ZenoXCare?
- SADC's compliance baseline anchors to SADC Model Law on Data Protection (Southern African Development Community). ZenoXCare's alignment to this instrument is currently aligned. Authoritative source: https://www.sadc.int/.