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SA AI Accountability Framework - POPIA §71 + Pending National AI Policy

Operationalizing POPIA Section 71 automated-decision-making obligations and the forthcoming republished SA National AI Policy. Original April 2026 draft…

What SA AI Accountability Framework - POPIA §71 + Pending National AI Policy requires

Operationalizing POPIA Section 71 automated-decision-making obligations and the forthcoming republished SA National AI Policy. Original April 2026 draft withdrawn by DCDT on 2026-04-26 due to source-integrity failures; node citations independently verified clean and re-anchored on POPIA.

Pillar: AI Governance & Law · Authority: Department of Communications and Digital Technologies (DCDT) · Version: 1.2.0 · Last updated:

Primary source: https://www.gov.za/sites/default/files/gcis_document/201409/3706726-11act4of2013protectionofpersonalinforcorrect.pdf

SHA-256 integrity: f17df325e770c7292fcaf204505f76a4056d8a41b226163e436e729de3837b76

Primary Citations — 6 traced to source

  • South African National Artificial Intelligence Policy Framework (Draft, April 2026) - WITHDRAWN 2026-04-26 by DCDT pending republication with corrected citations. See https://www.sanews.gov.za/south-africa/minister-announces-withdrawal-draft-ai-policy
  • Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) Section 71: Automated Decision Making.

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