High-Level Summary of the Data Protection Act, 2024 (No. 3 of 2024) was assented to by the President on 31st January, 2024.

• Malabo Convention:
• Constitutional Right to Privacy:
• Definition of personal data
• Definition of sensitive personal data
• Registration of data controllers and processors
• Whether data protection officers must be appointed by organisations
• Meaning of processing
• Data transfer
• Data security
• Breach notification
• Enforcement
• Electronic marketing

Malawi - Data Protection Act 2024_240624_155525.pdf