Esheria Regulatory Atlas
Data protection in South Africa
Personal data, privacy, cybersecurity duties, processing, and cross-border transfers. This curated South Africa collection links existing source-backed legal records for that research intent. Every result links to its stored legal text and available official source evidence.
- Jurisdiction
- South Africa
- Matching statutes
- 12
- Topic
- Data protection
Primary law
Source-backed legislation
12 statutes
- Protection of Personal Information Act Act 4 of 2013 · Status unconfirmed · 238 provisions This section lists topics about minimality, consent, purpose specification, retention, further processing, and information quality. Stored source record
- Financial Intelligence Centre Amendment Act Act 1 of 2017 · Status unconfirmed · 150 provisions This provision amends several definitions in section 1 of the Financial Intelligence Centre Act, 2001. Stored source record
- Cybercrimes Act Act 19 of 2020 · Status unconfirmed · 149 provisions This section is a heading for word definitions and interpretation in Chapter 2 on cybercrimes and related matters. Stored source record
- Public Procurement Act Act 28 of 2024 · Status unconfirmed · 280 provisions This section introduces the Public Procurement Act and says it is meant to create a single framework for public procurement by organs of state. Stored source record
- Spatial Data Infrastructure Act Act 54 of 2003 · Status unconfirmed · 9 provisions This section defines key terms used in the Act, including “data custodian,” “spatial information,” “SASDI,” and related terms. Stored source record
- Telecommunications Amendment Act Act 64 of 2001 · Status unconfirmed · 39 provisions This notice says the President assented to Act No. 64 of 2001 and it is being published for general information. Stored source record