Is your organisation ready for a POTRAZ inspection?
Mandatory data protection compliance inspections and assessments under the Cyber and Data Protection Act [Chapter 12:07], Zimbabwe.
Inspections begin
1 September
2026
The Data Controller Licence deadline passed on 12 March 2025.
Organisations that are not adequately prepared may face regulatory enforcement, financial penalties, reputational damage and operational disruption.
Regulatory readiness
What Changes in September 2026
From 1 September 2026, POTRAZ will commence mandatory risk-based inspections of organisations processing personal information.
Risk-based means the regulator decides who to inspect and when, using the sensitivity and scale of your processing. You will not necessarily get notice, and being small is not an exemption.
Your Data Protection Officer
Prevalence Nyadzayo
Data Protection Officer
Qualified Data Protection Officer, Systems Analyst, Data Analyst and Systems Developer, with three years of industry experience across compliance and technical delivery.
Prevsol Digital executive readiness review
Using the Prevsol Digital Data Protection Governance Review Toolkit, we assess your organisation's governance framework, regulatory compliance and operational readiness before inspection.
- Governance Maturity Assessment
- Data Protection Compliance Assessment
- Documentation and Records Review
- Data Protection Gap Analysis
- Executive Risk Assessment
- Prioritised Remediation Roadmap
- Board and Executive Briefing / Reporting
- Capacity Building (Optional)
POTRAZ Readiness Review
One-off executive review, delivered in two to three weeks.
$850
Our approach
Why Prevsol Digital
Our approach goes beyond compliance by helping Boards and Executive Leadership identify governance risks, strengthen accountability and demonstrate regulatory readiness.
Board-level, not just IT
Reporting written for directors, who carry the accountability, rather than only for the technical team.
Evidence, not assertions
We assemble the documentary evidence an inspector asks for, because saying you are compliant is not the same as showing it.
Prioritised remediation
A roadmap ordered by risk and effort, so you fix what matters most first rather than everything at once.
Ongoing, not one-off
Compliance is a standing obligation. Our retainers keep your position current as your processing changes.
Capabilities
Our Data Protection Services
Ten specialist areas covering the full compliance lifecycle.
Data Protection Consultancy
End-to-end advisory on meeting your obligations under the Cyber and Data Protection Act, scaled to your organisation's size and risk.
Data Protection Officer (DPO) Services
A qualified, named Data Protection Officer acting for your organisation, without carrying a full-time role on your payroll.
Data Protection Compliance
Policies, procedures, privacy notices and the documentation an inspector will actually ask to see.
Data Controller Licensing Assistance
Preparation and submission of your Data Controller Licence application. The deadline passed on 12 March 2025 — unlicensed organisations are already overdue.
Data Protection Impact Assessments
Structured DPIAs for high-risk processing, completed before the processing begins rather than after a complaint.
Privacy Audits
Independent assessment of what personal data you actually hold, where it lives and who can reach it.
Data Protection Policies and Privacy Notices
Drafted for your organisation and written to be understood by the people they apply to.
Data Mapping
Records of Processing Activities that stay current, mapping every flow of personal data through your organisation.
Staff Awareness & Training
Training so your team can answer an inspector's questions about their own obligations, not just point at a policy.
Privacy-by-Design Advisory
Advice at the design stage of new systems and processes, when compliance is cheap rather than retrofitted.
Retainers
DPO Consultancy Packages
Ongoing outsourced Data Protection Officer support, billed monthly.
Standard
$220/mo
- Compliance monitoring
- Staff awareness
- Data request support
- Staff training
Elite
$450/mo
- Everything in Premium
- DPIA support
- Authority liaison
- Data subject contact services
Premium
$300/mo
- Everything in Standard
- Staff training
- Compliance audits
- Employee compliance advice
- Regulatory request handling
Track record
Companies We Serve
Organisations across healthcare, education, insurance, logistics and contracting that rely on us for data protection.
- Redeemed Group of Schools
- Silver Lining Medical Center
- Joyful Heart Pharmacy
- Golden Knot Microinsurance
- Institute of Technical Training
- Feltach Contracting
- K-Track
- Unitrack24
Questions
Compliance FAQs
When do POTRAZ inspections actually start?
POTRAZ commences mandatory risk-based inspections of organisations processing personal information on 1 September 2026. The separate Data Controller Licence deadline passed on 12 March 2025, so organisations that have not licensed are already overdue.
Does my organisation need a Data Protection Officer?
Under the Cyber and Data Protection Act, organisations processing personal information are expected to appoint a Data Protection Officer. Our outsourced DPO service satisfies this with a qualified named officer at a fraction of an internal hire.
What happens if we are not ready for an inspection?
Organisations that are not adequately prepared may face regulatory enforcement, financial penalties, reputational damage and operational disruption. A readiness review well ahead of the date is materially cheaper than remediation under enforcement.
How long does it take to get compliant?
A readiness review takes two to three weeks. Remediation depends on your starting point — most SMEs reach an inspection-ready position within three months on a Premium or Elite retainer.
What is included in the readiness review?
Governance maturity assessment, data protection compliance assessment, documentation and records review, gap analysis, executive risk assessment, a prioritised remediation roadmap, and a board and executive briefing. Capacity building is optional.
Is your organisation ready for a POTRAZ inspection?
Find out before the regulator does. A readiness review takes two to three weeks and tells you exactly where you stand.
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