Doctors decry exhorbitant new data levies

ZIMBABWE’S healthcare sector has raised concerns over the financial and administrative burden created by new data protection requirements, with medical practitioners calling for a review of the regulatory framework ahead of compliance inspections scheduled to begin next month.

The Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) has made it mandatory for healthcare service providers to obtain data controller licences and appoint data protection officers (DPOs).

The requirements have attracted renewed attention following Potraz’s announcement that compliance inspections of healthcare institutions will begin on September 1, 2026.

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