--- title: Afriwise Blog | ENSafrica (5) description: (5) --- [![Afriwise](https://insights.afriwise.com/hubfs/Logos/Afriwise/Afriwise%20logo.svg)](https://afriwise.com/) - [Products](https://afriwise.com/law-products-africa/) - [Countries](https://afriwise.com/countries-covered/) - [About Afriwise](https://afriwise.com/about-afriwise/) - [Contact](https://afriwise.com/contact/) - [News](https://news.afriwise.com/) - [Insights](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog) [Schedule a demo](https://afriwise.com/contact/) [Log in](https://afriwise.com/login/) - [Products](https://afriwise.com/law-products-africa/) - [Countries](https://afriwise.com/countries-covered/) - [Solutions](https://afriwise.com/solutions/) - [About Afriwise](https://afriwise.com/about-afriwise/) - Insights - [Contact](https://afriwise.com/contact/) - [News](https://news.afriwise.com/) [Schedule a demo](https://afriwise.com/contact/) [Log in](https://afriwise.com/login/) # Welcome to Africa’s legal blog Never miss a beat on Africa's legal and regulatory landscape. - [Legislation (287)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/legislation) - [South Africa (227)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/south-africa) - [Nigeria (157)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/nigeria) - [Kenya (151)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/kenya) - [Financial Services (128)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/financial-services) - [ICT (106)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/ict) - [Tanzania (102)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/tanzania) - [Regulation (87)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/regulation) - [Corporate Commercial (84)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/corporate-commercial) - [Tax (84)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/tax) - [Case discussion (78)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/case-discussion) - [Uganda (66)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/uganda) - [Intellectual Property (58)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/intellectual-property) - [Energy & Natural Resources (57)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/energy-natural-resources) - [Ghana (55)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/ghana) - [Employment and labour (52)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/employment-and-labour) - [Data Protection (49)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/data-protection) - [Mozambique (49)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/mozambique) - [Commercial Crime (48)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/commercial-crime) - [Competition/Antitrust (48)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/competition-antitrust) - [Dispute Resolution (47)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/dispute-resolution) - [Mauritius (46)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/mauritius) - [Environment (44)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/environment) - [Zambia (38)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/zambia) - [Projects and Procurement (26)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/projects-and-procurement) [Ghana](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/ghana) [Energy & Natural Resources](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/energy-natural-resources) [Gold Trading](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/gold-trading) [Fraud](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/fraud) [ENSafrica](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/ensafrica) ## [The ‘double jeopardy’ of illegal and fraudulent gold transactions in Ghana](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/the-double-jeopardy-of-illegal-and-fraudulent-gold-transactions-in-ghana) About 10 years ago, a potential client from abroad requested legal assistance in a gold transaction with local traders in Ghana. From the story the potential client told and the fake-looking documents they had received from the local traders, it was obvious that we had be.. [Read More](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/the-double-jeopardy-of-illegal-and-fraudulent-gold-transactions-in-ghana) [Uganda](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/uganda) [Employment and labour](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/employment-and-labour) [Case discussion](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/case-discussion) [ENSafrica](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/ensafrica) ## [More confusion and inconsistency on whether employers must give reasons for terminating a contract of employment](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/more-confusion-and-inconsistency-on-whether-employers-must-give-reasons-for-terminating-a-contract-of-employment) Whether an employer must give reasons for terminating a contract of employment in Uganda remains uncertain. In its recent decision in Adam Kafumbe Mukasa v Uganda Breweries Limited, the Court of Appeal of .. 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[Read More](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/why-a-failure-to-amend-fica-could-see-disinvestment-in-south-africas-financial-institutions) [South Africa](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/south-africa) [Intellectual Property](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/intellectual-property) [Case discussion](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/case-discussion) [ENSafrica](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/ensafrica) ## [Trade marks oceans apart](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/trade-marks-oceans-apart) This article discusses the recent South African Supreme Court of Appeal (“SCA”) judgment of Open Horizon Ltd v Carnilinx (Pty)handed down on 26 May 2022. [Read More](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/trade-marks-oceans-apart) [South Africa](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/south-africa) [Tax](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/tax) [Legislation](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/legislation) [Securities transfer tax](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/securities-transfer-tax) [ENSafrica](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/ensafrica) ## [Collateral arrangements: a brief history](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/collateral-arrangements-a-brief-history) Any transfer of a share issued by a South African incorporated company or listed on a South African exchange is subject to securities transfer tax (“STT”), which is levied in terms of the Securities Transfer Tax.. [Read More](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/collateral-arrangements-a-brief-history) [Uganda](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/uganda) [Contracts](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/contracts) [Foreign Investment](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/foreign-investment) [Constitutionality](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/constitutionality) [ENSafrica](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/ensafrica) ## [The Vinci Coffee controversy: government did not need to consult with local farmers by law](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/the-vinci-coffee-controversy-government-did-not-need-to-consult-with-local-farmers-by-law) Despite the outrage following parliament’s recent damning report on an agreement between the Government of Uganda and Vinci Coffee without consultation with local farmers, government was not obliged by law to consult wi.. [Read More](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/the-vinci-coffee-controversy-government-did-not-need-to-consult-with-local-farmers-by-law) [Uganda](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/uganda) [Competition/Antitrust](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/competition-antitrust) [ENSafrica](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/ensafrica) ## [The Vinci Coffee case compounds Uganda’s pressing need for a national competition law](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/the-vinci-coffee-case-compounds-ugandas-pressing-need-for-a-national-competition-law) In April 2022, the Ugandan Parliament recommended that a government agreement with Uganda Vinci Coffee Company Limited be terminated on grounds that it was unconstitutional and contravened several other laws of Uga.. [Read More](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/the-vinci-coffee-case-compounds-ugandas-pressing-need-for-a-national-competition-law) [Uganda](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/uganda) [Insolvency and Restructuring](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/insolvency-and-restructuring) [Right of creditors](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/right-of-creditors) [Case discussion](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/case-discussion) [ENSafrica](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/ensafrica) ## [The High Court of Uganda emphasises the rights of secured creditors in insolvency proceedings](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/the-high-court-of-uganda-emphasises-the-rights-of-secured-creditors-in-insolvency-proceedings) The High Court recently passed a decision (Bank Of India (U) Limited Vs NC Beverages Limited And Uganda Revenue Authority (Civil Suit 0009 of 2021) highlighting the priority of a secured creditor in the winding up or liquidation of a company. .. 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