There framing of the cross-border transfer provisions in these laws clearly shows that there are different levels of transposition of SADC laws, and different challenges with cross border transfers provisions. Some of laws have a specific provision allowing the minister, 'responsible' for the law to designate or indicate which transfers are permissible as is the case of Zambia under section 71(1)(ii) or to give directions to the implementation of data transfers provisions as is the case with Zimbabwe under section 28(4). While this role appears very administrative in nature, it can actually impact on the ability of the DPA to fully function due to executive interference. Zimbabwe has an even more widely framed provisions which states that. Minister responsible for the Cyber security and Monitoring Centre in consultation with the Minister, may give directions on how to implement this section with respect to transfer of personal information outside of Zimbabwe . The Cyber Security and Monitoring Centre is an entity established under the Interception of Communications Act64, administered by the President as no minister has been given authority to administer the Act and, this centre is a unit in the presidency.65 The monitoring centre is the sole facility for authorised interception and oversees the Interception of Communications Act and its enforcement. Other laws allow the data protection authority to decide and determine the nature of data to be transferred even to a country not designated as providing adequate protection.66 The designation of a country as a safe destination does not necessarily mean that the laws are identical to one another. At the very least the laws must be substantially similar. This is open to interpretation and can lead to very wide and different applications. For a regional community, inclusion and exclusion of other countries as safe destination creates discord in the development of a regional economic community. It can also be an extremely subjective interpretation and assessment if there is no shared criteria. 4.5.2 Designation of countries for cross border data transfers: Case of Botswana Through Statutory Instrument 95 of 2022 and in terms of section 48(2) of the Botswana Data Protection Act. First, as a matter of law, data transfers are prohibited under section 48 which states that "the transfer of personal data from Botswana to another country is prohibited'. Interception of Communications Act of . Statutory Instrument of Assignment of Functions His Excellency the President of the Republic of Zimbabwe Notice, . The Interception of Communications Act however can be assigned to Minister of Communications or any other Minister to whom the President may assign. As of writing this paper, the Act is assigned to the President, therefore technically and administratively, the President is responsible for Cyber Security and Monitoring Centre as the Act is reserved for his administration. PAGE Eswatini EDPA section .