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The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment is cracking down and has issued 37 pre-compliance notices to non-compliant EPR.. [Read More](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/regulator-starts-to-crack-down-on-epr-free-riders) [Financial Services](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/financial-services) [Angola](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/angola) [Sovereign Wealth Fund](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/sovereign-wealth-fund) [OneLegal](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/onelegal) ## [Angola: Investment Policy of Angolan Sovereign Fund](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/angola-investment-policy-of-angolan-sovereign-fund) Presidential Decree 216/24, of 21 October 2024, approved the Investment Policy of the Angolan Sovereign Fund (Fundo Soberano de Angola, FSDEA). This article provides a summary. 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[Read More](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/60-years-of-independence-the-orange-on-the-zambian-flag) [Corporate Commercial](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/corporate-commercial) [South Africa](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/south-africa) [Directors](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/directors) [Pinsent Masons](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/pinsent-masons) ## [South African Company Directors Must Understand Amendments to Delinquency Provisions](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/south-african-company-directors-must-understand-amendments-to-delinquency-provisions) Company directors in South Africa must manage company affairs carefully, in a proper manner consistent with the Companies Act No.71 of 2008 and upcoming amendments, in order to avoid being declared delinquent or under probation... Certain amendments have recently been int.. [Read More](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/south-african-company-directors-must-understand-amendments-to-delinquency-provisions) [South Africa](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/south-africa) [Financial Services](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/financial-services) [Prescribed Interest Rate](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/prescribed-interest-rate) [Norton Rose Fulbright](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/norton-rose-fulbright) ## [Prescribed Rate of Interest is 11.50 % from 1 November 2024](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/prescribed-rate-of-interest-is-11.50-from-1-november-2024) The prescribed rate of interest is 11.50% per annum with effect from 1 November 2024. The previous rate was 11.75% per annum. According to the Prescribed Rate of Interest Act, interest on debts w.. 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