Thokozani Chimbe

Thokozani Chimbe
Occupationslawyer and civil servant
Years active2004-
EmployerMalawi Communications Regulatory Authority

Thokozani Chimbe is a Malawian lawyer and cybersecurity expert, and the new architect of Malawi's cybersecurity legal framework. She is Director of Legal Services at the Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (MACRA).[1]

Education

Chimbe earned a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Malawi. She went on to gain a postgraduate diploma in legislative drafting from the International Law Institute in Uganda, and a master's degree in computer and communications law from Queen Mary, University of London.[2][3]

Career

Chimbe started working with MACRA in 2004.[2]

In 2023 Chimbe chaired the organizing committee for Women and Girls in Cyber, a conference encouraging women and girls to participate in digital technology security.[4] In 2024 she helped run MACRA training on Malawi's new Data Protection Act.[5] At an August 2024 MACRA open day she announced that a cyber crimes bill had been drafted, and was almost ready to be tabled and passed in the upcoming parliamentary session.[6]

She is a member of the Malawi Law Society, the Women Lawyers Association of Malawi, International Lawyers for Africa (ILFA) and the Cybersecurity Advisors Network (CyAN).[3]

References

  1. ^ "Thokozani CHIMBE". Council of Europe Portal. Retrieved 2026-08-03.
  2. ^ a b "GC3B 2025 Speakers: Thokozani Chimbe". gc3b.org. Retrieved 2026-08-03.
  3. ^ a b "Thokozani Chimbe" (PDF). International Telecommunication Union. Retrieved 2026-08-03.
  4. ^ Tembo, Fazilla (August 8, 2023). "Women's Cyber Platform impressed with participation at the meet". Nyasa Times. Retrieved 2026-08-03.
  5. ^ "MACRA Trains Media on New Data Protection Act". AfricaBrief. March 20, 2024. Retrieved 2026-08-03.
  6. ^ Pasula, Phillip (August 8, 2024). "MACRA ready with cyber crimes bill". Nyasa Times. Retrieved 2026-08-03.

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