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AI regulation in Zimbabwe

Verified against the official source 26 Sep 2026 · reviewed by Bhaskar Bhatt (a factual check against the official source, not a legal review or legal advice)
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In brief

Zimbabwe has 1 recorded AI policy instrument, none of them binding. National AI policy (2025) as policy; data-protection law applies; no AI-specific law. Regulators include Ministry of Information Communication Technology, Postal and Courier Services, POTRAZ. Every record here links to its official source and states its verification status.

Type
Country
Region
Africa
Instruments recorded
1
Binding instruments
0
In force
0
Regulators
Ministry of Information Communication Technology, Postal and Courier Services, POTRAZ
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Verification
Verified against the official source 26 Sep 2026

Overview

Zimbabwe's Ministry of ICT, Postal and Courier Services approved a National AI Policy (2025) under the Smart Zimbabwe 2030 agenda, and the Cyber and Data Protection Act 2021 with POTRAZ as data-protection authority applies to AI processing personal data.

What is the current regulatory status?

National AI policy (2025) as policy; data-protection law applies; no AI-specific law.

Binding rules versus guidance

Binding: none recorded. Strategy or guidance: National AI Policy (2025).

Key policy instruments

Zimbabwe Policy Adopted

National AI Policy (2025)

Zimbabwe National Artificial Intelligence Policy

The policy sets a framework for responsible AI adoption in government, agriculture, health, mining and education, skills and research, data governance and ethics.

Verified (reviewed by Bhaskar Bhatt; a factual check against the official source, not a legal review) Official source

Instruments at a glance

Native-language names are shown where the record carries one; a blank means the source is in English or the name is not yet recorded.

AI policy instruments recorded for Zimbabwe
InstrumentTypeStatusBindingKey dateSource
National AI Policy (2025) Policy Adopted Voluntary — Official

No future deadlines are recorded for Zimbabwe; past milestones are listed on each policy page. New dates reach the calendar feed: Zimbabwe feed · how it works

Latest changes

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Applicable sectors, use cases and obligation areas

Obligation areas

How to use this information

  1. Open the official source on each instrument before relying on any date or obligation.
  2. Treat strategies and guidance as signals of coming regulation, not as binding requirements.
  3. Check data-protection, consumer, employment and sector law that applies to AI systems regardless of AI-specific instruments.
  4. Use the African Union Continental AI Strategy (2024) as the regional reference where a national instrument is missing.

Official government and regulator sources

  1. Ministry of ICT, Postal and Courier Services
    Government of Zimbabwe · Tier 1 source

Cite this record

AIPolicyTracker (2026). “AI regulation in Zimbabwe”. https://aipolicytracker.org/jurisdictions/zimbabwe (accessed 27 October 2026). Data licensed CC BY 4.0.

BibTeX
@misc{aipolicytracker2026_airegulationinzimbabwe,
  author       = {{AIPolicyTracker}},
  title        = {{AI regulation in Zimbabwe}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://aipolicytracker.org/jurisdictions/zimbabwe}},
  url          = {https://aipolicytracker.org/jurisdictions/zimbabwe},
  urldate      = {2026-10-27},
  note         = {Data licensed CC BY 4.0. Accessed 27 October 2026}
}

Frequently asked questions

Does Zimbabwe have an AI law?

No binding AI-specific law is recorded for Zimbabwe. The instruments recorded are non-binding: strategies, guidance or standards.

Who regulates AI in Zimbabwe?

Ministry of Information Communication Technology, Postal and Courier Services (AI policy lead); POTRAZ (Telecoms regulator and data-protection authority).

What is the status of AI regulation in Zimbabwe?

National AI policy (2025) as policy; data-protection law applies; no AI-specific law.

What is binding and what is only guidance in Zimbabwe?

Binding: none recorded. Strategy or guidance: National AI Policy (2025).

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