South Africa represents an actively developing digital services market that ranks among first in Africa. The local marketattracts major international companies that endangers local suppliers threaten with prospects of loosing competitive marketpower and overall monopolization of the segment. Loose of competitive power by local suppliers threatens the country’s datasovereignty and users data safety. Digital platform services suppliers’ regulation issues are among the most demanded researchtopics that is especially important for the BRICS bringing together digital growth leaders from the countries of globalmajority.The article presents results of South Africa’s digital platform services regulation framework analysis. The paper reliesupon the author’s personal attempt to examine the country’s existing regulatory framework as well as upon reports presentedby competent international expert groups and the national regulator. The analysis indicates existence of systemic constrainsreferring to institutional arrangements within the digital platform services provision regulatory framework along with imperfectionof the local legislation. The author claims that South Africa’s experience in promotion of the local businesses might beof interest for the competent governmental bodies of Russia. For South Africa deepening of cooperation within the BRICS isone of the top priorities as its realization would provide firm ground for implementation of the country’s development goals.

the article was written on the basis of the RANEPA state assignment research programme.

This article was submitted08.04.2024