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[Read More](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/the-electronic-communications-draft-amendment-bill-and-the-changes-it-proposes-to-introduce) [South Africa](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/south-africa) [Employment and Labor](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/employment-and-labor) [Bowmans](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/bowmans) ## [South Africa: ‘Ground-breaking’ settlement agreement on employment equity signed](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/south-africa-ground-breaking-settlement-agreement-on-employment-equity-signed) On 28 June 2023, what the Minister of Employment and Labour (Minister) has called a ‘ground-breaking’ settlement agreement on employment equity, was signed by the South African government and trade union, Solidarity. [Read More](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/south-africa-ground-breaking-settlement-agreement-on-employment-equity-signed) [Tanzania](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/tanzania) [Data Protection](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/data-protection) [Regulation](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/regulation) [ICT](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/ict) [Bowmans](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/bowmans) ## [Tanzania: Regulations made under the Personal Data Protection Act 2022, 23 June 2023](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tanzania-regulations-made-under-the-personal-data-protection-act-2022-23-june-2023) Tanzania recently promulgated the Personal Data Collection and Processing Regulations, G.N No. 349 of 2023 (Data Collection Regulations) and the Complaint Handling and Breach of Personal Data Regulations, G.N No. 350 of 2023 (Complaint Handlin.. [Read More](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tanzania-regulations-made-under-the-personal-data-protection-act-2022-23-june-2023) [Tanzania](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/tanzania) [Tax](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/tax) [Budget](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/budget) [Bowmans](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/bowmans) ## [Tanzania: 2023/24 National Budget Highlights](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tanzania-2023/24-national-budget-highlights) The Tanzanian Minister for Finance and Planning, Hon. Mwigulu Lameck Nchemba, delivered the highly anticipated National Budget Speech on 15 June 2023 with the theme ‘Accelerating Economic Recovery, Climate Change Adaptation & Mitigation and Enhancing Productive .. 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