South Africa

South Africa

South Africa currently has no domestic laws or regulations on service outsourcing, but service outsourcing companies can face regulations on access and operations of other sectors, such as finance, information communications, insurance, public procurement, competition, company law and personal information protection.

  • Banking Sector

    After 1990, new act stipulates commercial activities and business outsourcing activities of all banks in South Africa.

  • Natural Resources

    CADFund promotes cooperation on resources, upgrades supporting infrastructure and community development.

  • IT and Cloud Services

    In South Africa, the information and communications technology (ICT) industry is strictly regulated.

  • Insurance Sector

    The Insurance Outsourcing Directive authorizes FSB to regulate outsourcing of insurance business.