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Long-awaited amendments to RICA published to address unconstitutional aspects

On 25 August 2023, the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services published the Regulation of Interception of Communications and Provision of Communication-related Information Amendment Bill 2023 (the “Bill”). The Bill aims to amend the Reg..

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Bowmans

Development of Carbon Project and Trading Legal Framework: Enactment of the Climate Change (Amendment) Act, 2023

The Climate Change (Amendment) Act, 2023 (the Act) was enacted on 1 September 2023 and came into force on 15 September 2023. It is worth mentioning that both Houses of Parliament passed the Act with minimal amendments and the enacted law ..

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Afriwise

How Africa’s Big 4 are leading the way in FinTech regulations

FinTech businesses have quite some complexities, both technical and financial. Not all African countries have the legal infrastructure and jurisprudential tradition to deal with that, but there's a pack of countries that are leading the way.

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Afriwise

Navigating Crossroads: The Interplay of International Trends in African Fintech

The world of Fintech is a dynamic ecosystem, perpetually shaped by a nexus of global forces and regional peculiarities. 

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Werksmans Attorneys

Enforcement notice issued to Dis-Chem due to contravention of POPIA

The importance of compliance has once again been highlighted as the Information Regulator issued an Enforcement Notice to Dis-Chem Pharmacies Ltd (“Dis-Chem“) on 1 September 2023 for non-compliance with the Protection of Personal In..

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ENSafrica

The Climate Change Amendment Bill is now law

On 1 September 2023, President William Ruto assented to the Climate Change (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill number 42 of 2023), which amends the Climate Change Act, Number 11 of 2016.

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Sal & Caldeira Advogados

Publication of the New Labour Law

We hereby inform the business community and other interested parties that the new Labour Law, Law no. 13/2023, of 25 August, has been published in the Official Gazette on 25 August 2023. 

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ǼLEX

The Beneficial Ownership Register: implementing the Financial Action Task Forces recommendations on money laundering and terrorism financing in Nigeria

Section 119 of the Companies and Allied Matters Act (“CAMA”) 2020, in conjunction with the Persons with Significant Control Regulations (“PSC Regulations”) 2022, requires companies, Limited Liability Partnerships (“LLPs”), and by extension, foreign exempted companies unde..

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Bowmans

Amendment to the Foreign Exchange Regulations

In a significant development, the Foreign Exchange Regulations, initially published in May 2022, have undergone crucial amendments through the Foreign Exchange (Amendment) Regulations, 2023, published on 1 September 2023 via Government Notice ..

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