Namibia’s data-protection law needs to be finalised urgently.
This was said by Namibia Cybersecurity Incident Response Team (Nam-CSIRT) head Elsie Nghikembua, following the Namibia Students Financial Assistance Fund (NSFAF) recently experiencing a data breach.
The breach involved that students’ personal information were published on the institution’s website.
In a statement on Thursday, Communications Regulatory Authority (Cran) spokesperson Mufaro Nesongano says institutions lack clear protocols for managing data breaches and providing recourse to affected individuals in the absence of a comprehensive legal framework.
“Strengthening our legislative infrastructure is essential to ensure accountability, transparency and the protection of personal information in the digital age,” he says.
Nghikembua says the institution is committed to transparency and will continue to keep stakeholders informed of significant developments.
Currently, Namibia does not have an enacted data protection act, but a data protection bill was intended to be tabled in the parliament in September.
