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Data Protection in Africa: What do investors need to know?

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Chloë Loubser, knowledge and learning lawyer: Employment and Data Protection, is joined by partner and head of Bowmans’ Data Protection Group based in South Africa, Nadine Mather; director, Ariana Issaias, based in Kenya, and partner Joshua Mwamulima, based in Zambia, to unpack one of the fastest-evolving areas of law across Africa: data protection and privacy. The discussion highlights the current state of regulation in 12 African jurisdictions, and provides detailed information and practical examples from Kenya, South Africa and Zambia.
9 Jul English South Africa Business · Government

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