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Kenya: The Government Proposes the Enactment of the Tax Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024 and the Business Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024

On 31 October 2024, the Cabinet Secretary, National Treasury and Economic Planning published an explanatory note on changes proposed to be introduced by the Tax Laws (Amendment) Bill 2024 and the Business Laws (Amendment) Bill 2024.

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South Africa: The ‘Digital Nomad Visa’ – Take 3

We have seen many iterations of the amendments to the Immigration Regulations this year. One of the concepts that has been amended regularly is the remote working or ‘digital nomad’ visa. The new Minister of Home Affairs, Dr Leon Schreiber, has further amended the criteri..

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Namibia: Is the Competition Commission Becoming a Super Regulator? Implications for Investors

The Namibian Competition Commission has been increasingly active in recent years, asserting its authority in regulating mergers, acquisitions, and market practices. With this rise in regulatory assertiveness, questions have surfaced regarding whether the Commission is evo..

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Zambia Adopts an Open Access Regime for the Electricity Market

On 19 July 2024, Zambia enacted the Electricity (Open Access) Regulations, 2024, joining many other countries and jurisdictions across the world that have implemented open markets in their electricity industries. The adoption of an open access regime is a necessity for Za..

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Kenya: Court of Appeal Declares the Entire Finance Act, 2023, Unconstitutional

On 31 July 2024, the Court of Appeal, in the case of National Assembly & Another v Okiya Omtatah Okoiti & 55 Others, declared the entire Finance Act, 2023 unconstitutional. This article is a brief summary of the matter and the implications of the judgment.

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South Africa: The Companies Amendment Bills Have Been Signed into Law

The long-awaited First and Second Companies Amendment Bills were signed into law by the President according to a Presidential announcement on 26 July 2024). The most material changes introduced by the Bills are those pertaining to remuneration disclosures and, from an M&a..

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South Africa: Data protection considerations in the National Policy on Data and Cloud, 2024

The Department of Communications and Digital Technologies has published the National Policy on Data and Cloud. The Policy aims to manage and utilise data efficiently, using cloud computing technologies. The objectives of the Policy are to improve government service delive..

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South Africa: Constitutional Court shatters NUMSA’s hopes of extended membership

In AFGRI Animal Feeds (A Division of PhilAfrica Foods (Pty) Ltd) v National Union of Metalworkers South Africa and Others, the Constitutional Court considered NUMSA’s attempts to extend its membership beyond its registered scope. In line with its previous decision in NUMS..

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Tanzania: Duty of care to ‘project affected persons’ by holders of mining licences

A recent Court of Appeal judgment highlights mining companies' duty of care towards project affected persons (PAPs). The Court’s decision makes it clear that PAPs are not legally obliged to vacate their properties simply because a mining company has obtained a mining lice..

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