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[Nigeria](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/nigeria) [Contracts](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/contracts)

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## [Wrongfully Suspending Performance of a Construction Contract – When a Contractor Will Not Be Liable for Repudiatory Breach](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/wrongfully-suspending-performance-of-a-construction-contract-when-a-contractor-will-not-be-liable-for-repudiatory-breach)

Non-payment in construction projects could be extremely frustrating for the contractor. The contractor’s frustration is further heightened where the contract.. 

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[Financial Services](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/financial-services) [Tanzania](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/tanzania)

[Clyde & Co.](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/clyde-co)

## [Banking in Tanzania: New Measures to Promote Credit to the Private Sector](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/banking-in-tanzania-new-measures-to-promote-credit-to-the-private-sector)

The Bank of Tanzania has recently issued a public notice on the policy measures to promote credit to the private sector and lower interest rates, as part of its drive to spur.. 

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[Kenya](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/kenya) [Employment Law](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/employment-law)

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## [Terminating Probationary Contracts Without a Hearing Declared Unconstitutional by Kenyan Courts](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/terminating-probationary-contracts-without-a-hearing-declared-unconstitutional-by-kenyan-courts)

The Employment and Labour Relations Court at Nairobi has declared section 42(1) of the Employment Act unconstitutional. This section allows employers to terminate an employment contract during the probationary period, with.. 

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[South Africa](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/south-africa) [Employment Law](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/employment-law)

[ENSafrica](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/ensafrica)

## [Can Employers Dismiss Their Off-duty Employees for Taking Part in Looting?](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/can-employers-dismiss-their-off-duty-employees-for-taking-part-in-looting)

With looting and violence continuing unabated in many parts of South Africa and with the reams of video footage depicting the brazenness of the looters, the question on many employers’ minds is whether, if spotted looting .. 

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[Uganda](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/uganda) [Environment](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/environment)

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## [Uganda: The National Climate Change Bill, 2020 – Some Take Homes for Corporates](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/uganda-the-national-climate-change-bill-2020-some-take-homes-for-corporates)

On 27 April 2020, the Parliament of Uganda unanimously passed the National Climate Change Bill, 2020 (Bill). The Bill now awaits presidential assent to become law. Below we examine what .. 

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[Zimbabwe](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/zimbabwe) [Financial Services](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/financial-services) [Pensions](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/pensions)

[MawereSibanda](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/maweresibanda)

## [Analysing the Pensions and Provident Funds Bill against the Current Challenges in the Insurance and Pensions Sectors](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/analysing-the-pensions-and-provident-funds-bill-against-the-current-challenges-in-the-insurance-and-pensions-sectors)

The Pensions and Provident Funds Act \[24:09\] has been in force since 1st July 1976. Throughout the course of time, the Insurance industry has seen dynamic changes financially and administratively witho.. 

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<https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/a-new-era-for-industrial-and-mining-power-consumers>

[Energy](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/energy) [South Africa](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/south-africa) [Renewable Energy](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/renewable-energy)

[Bowmans](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/bowmans)

## [A New Era for Industrial and Mining Power Consumers](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/a-new-era-for-industrial-and-mining-power-consumers)

President Ramaphosa’s announcement on 10 June 2021 that the registration threshold for self-generation facilities is to be raised from 1MW to 100MW, will unlock significant opportunities for the private sector and should assist in introducing additional generation capacit.. 

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[Nigeria](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/nigeria) [Energy](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/energy) [Project Finance](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/project-finance)

[ǼLEX](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/ǽlex)

## [Investing in Marginal Fields: Key Considerations for Financiers](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/investing-in-marginal-fields-key-considerations-for-financiers)

It is no longer news that the winners of the ‘2021 Marginal Field’ bid round (hereinafter referred to as grantee(s)) have emerged. As grantees and potential financiers contemplate how to raise capital and the means of raising capital for the development of each field, the.. 

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[Commercial Crime](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/commercial-crime) [Mauritius](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/mauritius)

[BLC Robert & Associates](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/blc-robert-associates)

## [The Intricacies of the Revamped Mauritian AML CFT Framework](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/the-intricacies-of-the-revamped-mauritian-aml-cft-framework)

Over the past year or so, legislative reform in the Anti-Money Laundering and Combatting the  
Financing of Terrorism (“AML CFT”) sphere has been a common occurrence. The regulatory landscape has witnessed multiple amendments to the Financial Intelligence and Anti-Money .. 

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