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<https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/namibia-is-the-competition-commission-becoming-a-super-regulator-implications-for-investors>

[Competition/Antitrust](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/competition-antitrust) [Regulation](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/regulation) [Namibia](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/namibia)

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

## [Namibia: Is the Competition Commission Becoming a Super Regulator? Implications for Investors](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/namibia-is-the-competition-commission-becoming-a-super-regulator-implications-for-investors)

The Namibian Competition Commission has been increasingly active in recent years, asserting its authority in regulating mergers, acquisitions, and market practices. With this rise in regulatory assertiveness, questions have surfaced regarding whether the Commission is evo.. 

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<https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/changes-to-banking-laws-introduced-by-tanzanias-finance-act>

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

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

## [Changes to Banking Laws Introduced by Tanzania’s Finance Act](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/changes-to-banking-laws-introduced-by-tanzanias-finance-act)

This article provides an overview of the key changes introduced by the Finance Act, No. 6 of 2024 to the banking sector in Tanzania. The Finance Act was enacted on 30 June 2024 and came into operation on 1 July 2024. It introduces significant amendments made to several la.. 

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<https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/mineral-exploration-in-zambia-a-guide-to-the-regulatory-framework>

[Energy](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/energy) [Foreign Investment](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/foreign-investment) [Zambia](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/zambia)

[Moira Mukuka Legal Practitioners](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/moira-mukuka-legal-practitioners)

## [Mineral Exploration in Zambia – A Guide to the Regulatory Framework](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/mineral-exploration-in-zambia-a-guide-to-the-regulatory-framework)

Zambia has a strong history of copper production dating back close to 100 years and is the second largest producer of copper in Africa. Copper accounts for 70 percent of Zambia’s export earnings. The traditional mineral exports are copper and cobalt with Zambia having one.. 

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<https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/liability-for-cybercrime-a-flexible-balancing-test>

[Uganda](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/uganda) [Commercial Crime](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/commercial-crime) [ICT](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/ict)

[Dentons](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/dentons)

## [Liability for Cybercrime: A Flexible Balancing Test](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/liability-for-cybercrime-a-flexible-balancing-test)

Data and cybersecurity breaches are a top concern for all businesses. As the world becomes ever more digitalised, the need to protect online spaces from unauthorised intrusions has become more critical. Every organization has a business interest and a legal obligation to .. 

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<https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/protecting-your-personal-information-when-gaming>

[South Africa](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/south-africa) [ICT](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/ict) [Case discussion](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/case-discussion) [IP](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/ip)

[Webber Wentzel](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/webber-wentzel)

## [Protecting Your Personal Information When Gaming](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/protecting-your-personal-information-when-gaming)

Since its inception in the 1950s, video gaming has grown infinitely more popular, advanced, commercialised, and certainly more legally complicated. While games are typically subject to terms and conditions governing their access, gamers are often unaware of specific terms.. 

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<https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/environmental-impact-assessment-in-infrastructure-development-legal-framework-and-contribution-to-sustainable-development-in-nigeria>

[Nigeria](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/nigeria) [Environment](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/environment) [Real Estate](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/real-estate)

[Stren & Blan](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/stren-blan)

## [Environmental Impact Assessment in Infrastructure Development: Legal Framework, and Contribution to Sustainable Development in Nigeria](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/environmental-impact-assessment-in-infrastructure-development-legal-framework-and-contribution-to-sustainable-development-in-nigeria)

An Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is a critical process used to evaluate the potential environmental impact of proposed projects before they are implemented. Their impacts can include all relevant aspects of the natural, social, economic and human environment. Ther.. 

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<https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/deep-dive-into-the-supreme-courts-decision-in-symon-wairobi-gatuma-v-kenya-breweries-limited>

[Kenya](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/kenya) [Employment](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/employment) [Case discussion](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/case-discussion)

[Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/cliffe-dekker-hofmeyr)

## [Deep Dive into the Supreme Court’s Decision in Symon Wairobi Gatuma V Kenya Breweries Limited](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/deep-dive-into-the-supreme-courts-decision-in-symon-wairobi-gatuma-v-kenya-breweries-limited)

It is now well understood that any unilateral amendment to an employment contract amounts to an unfair labour practice under section 45 of the Employment Act 11 of 2007 (the Employment Act). This has recently been reiterated by the Supreme Court of Kenya in Symon Wairobi .. 

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<https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/amendments-to-transfer-duty-and-stamp-duties-act>

[Tax](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/tax) [Legislation](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/legislation) [Real Estate](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/real-estate) [Namibia](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/namibia)

[Cronjé Inc.](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/cronjé-inc)

## [Amendments to Transfer Duty and Stamp Duties Act](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/amendments-to-transfer-duty-and-stamp-duties-act)

The Namibian government has introduced significant amendments to the Transfer Duty Act 14 of 1993 (“Transfer Duty Act”), and the Stamp Duties Act 15 of 1993 (“Stamp Duties Act”), which have now been gazetted. These amendments impact property transactions and the rates at .. 

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<https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/fintech-how-is-the-world-shaping-the-financial-innovation-industry-2024>

[Kenya](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/kenya) [Ghana](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/ghana) [Mauritius](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/mauritius) [Nigeria](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/nigeria) [South Africa](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/south-africa) [Financial Services](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/financial-services) [ICT](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/ict)

[Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/udo-udoma-belo-osagie)

## [Fintech: How Is the World Shaping the Financial Innovation Industry? (2024)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/fintech-how-is-the-world-shaping-the-financial-innovation-industry-2024)

In recent years, financial technology (fintech) has rapidly expanded worldwide, forcing traditional financial institutions to evolve in response to this innovative manner of conducting business in the financial industry. Today, we continue to witness the significant impac.. 

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