This week, Repro Ltd was proud to be featured in Techtrends Zambia, shedding light on a compliance blind spot that most Zambian enterprises have not yet quantified: the physical filing cabinet.
While corporate budgets are heavily focused on cloud security and firewalls, the Zambian Data Protection Act (2021) explicitly applies to personal data stored in structured manual files. This means standard paper records now carry the exact same statutory compliance liabilities as digital databases.
In the feature, Kirstan Lewis, Business Development Manager at Repro Ltd, highlighted the operational reality of this legislation:
“We have seen organisations scramble for weeks trying to locate a single file during an audit. That is the real cost of paper-based records. What we are building with our clients is not just a scanning exercise, it is a governed, auditable information system that holds up when the DPC comes knocking.”
At Repro Ltd, we have spent 30 years understanding that true digital transformation is not about simply buying a scanner. It is about building a legally defensible ecosystem. By integrating Ricoh’s high-fidelity capture technology with enterprise-grade workflow platforms like DocuWare, we help Zambian organisations turn decades of vulnerable paper into encrypted, searchable digital assets.
Read the full editorial feature on Techtrends Zambia here: [Repro Ltd Deploys Advanced Ricoh Scanning Technology to Strengthen Zambias Data Protection Compliance.]
If your organisation still holds employee, client, or financial records in paper form, your DPA exposure may be higher than your board has yet quantified. We built a short interactive tool that helps you assess your current compliance risk in four questions.
