Annex
South Africa Privacy Regulatory Requirements
This annex defines privacy and AI regulatory requirements applicable to the processing of personal data in South Africa under the Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013 (POPIA). It supplements the Privacy and Data Governance Policy and the Privacy Impact and Cross-Border Transfer Procedure.
- Type
- Annex
- Version
- 1.1.1
- Date
- 2026-09-11
- Owner
- Data Protection Officer
- Approving authority
- Governance Library Maintainer
- Classification
- Public
- Confidentiality
- Public
- Category
- Privacy
- Review frequency
- Annual and upon material privacy, regulatory, or AI governance change
- Licence
- CC BY-SA 4.0
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Outline
- Purpose
- Applicable laws and regulatory authorities
- Eight conditions for lawful processing (POPIA)
- AI and privacy obligations
- Cross-border transfer mechanisms
- Enforcement and fines
- Limitations
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