What a note is
A Buffr research note explains one question about payments, regulation, data protection, security or digital trust in Namibia, in 1,200 to 1,800 words. George Nekwaya writes it. It opens with a finding, shows the evidence, and ends with what an organisation does next.
Notes are numbered and dated. The date is the date of the research behind the note, so a reader knows what the note knew.
Where the evidence comes from
We start from the primary text: the Government Gazette, the Bank of Namibia determinations, the standards, the draft Bill, the regulator presentations. Press reports and commentary come second, and they are labelled as reports.
Every figure carries its source. Quotations are exact. A claim about a law names the section, and a claim about a number names the table it came from.
What is law and what is draft
Each note ends with an as-at line. It says what is in force, what is a draft and what is a target, as at the date of the note. A draft is called a draft every time. The Data Protection Bill is cited by section number of the draft on file, and those numbers move if another version is tabled.
Position and fact
Facts are cited. Positions are marked as ours. When a note says we would build to the draft Bill before it passes, this is a recommendation, and the sources above it show the facts it rests on.
What we leave out
We publish public law, public research and our reasoned position. We do not publish the internals of any product, the names of customers or suppliers, prices, or anything which would let a reader copy a system. A note names a Buffr product only as the origin of the research.
Checks before publication
Every note passes automated checks for length, writing standard and banned terms, and every source is traced in a fact register. A lawyer reviews notes on legislation before launch. When a source changes, we update the note and show the new date.