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AI regulation in Zimbabwe

Source-linked · checked 11 Sep 2026 1 instrument · 0 binding

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.

Source-linked · checked 11 Sep 2026 Official source

Upcoming deadlines

No scheduled future dates recorded. Past milestones are listed on each policy page.

Latest changes

No change events recorded yet.

Applicable sectors, use cases and obligation areas

Use cases: AI in public services
Sectors: Cross-sector / all sectors
Obligation areas

How to use this information

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

Official government and regulator sources

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

Informational only, not legal advice. Verify every claim against the linked official sources and consult qualified counsel before acting.