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[Nigeria](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/nigeria) [Intellectual Property](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/intellectual-property) [Legislation](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/legislation) [Copyright](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/copyright)

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## [Nigeria’s Copyright Bill Signed into Law](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/nigerias-copyright-bill-signed-into-law)

President Muhammadu Buhari has signed into law the Copyright Bill, which is geared towards protecting the rights of authors of original works. This development in Nigeria’s creative industry would ensure that authors receive the proper recognition and financial reward for.. 

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[South Africa](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/south-africa) [Tax](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/tax) [Employment and labour](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/employment-and-labour)

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

## [Foreign employers will be required to register with SARS](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/foreign-employers-will-be-required-to-register-with-sars)

National Treasury proposed in the February 2023 Budget that it intends to align the obligations on South African and foreign employers, which creates certain practical issues.

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## [Africa leads the way for Artificial Intelligence in legal practice](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/africa-leads-the-way-for-artificial-intelligence-in-legal-practice)

Working in the African legal context comes with its challenges, but it is exactly these challenges that have created fertile ground for building one of the world’s most innovative legal-tech platforms: Afriwise. Today, Afriwise is set to leapfrog as a global leader after .. 

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[South Africa](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/south-africa) [Financial Services](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/financial-services) [Payment Systems](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/payment-systems)

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## [PayShap - South Africa's first rapid payments program launched](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/payshap-south-africas-first-rapid-payments-program-launched)

The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) has announced the launch of South Africa's real-time rapid payment platform called PayShap. PayShap aims to offer a cost-effective, convenient and instant payment service across banks, a proxy service to simplify the identification in.. 

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[Uganda](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/uganda) [Projects and Procurement](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/projects-and-procurement) [Guarantees](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/guarantees)

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

## [The importance of performance guarantees in infrastructure projects in Uganda](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/the-importance-of-performance-guarantees-in-infrastructure-projects-in-uganda)

 

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[Ghana](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/ghana) [Regulation](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/regulation) [ICT](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/ict) [Cybersecurity](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/cybersecurity)

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## [Licensing of Cybersecurity Industry Players in Ghana](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/licensing-of-cybersecurity-industry-players-in-ghana)

Cybersecurity has increasingly become necessary to protect industries and governments from cyberattacks, theft, damage and to prevent disruption to businesses. Cybersecurity regulation delineates the type of control an organisation must deploy to protect itself and its cu.. 

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

## [The Universal Health Coverage Bill of 2022 in Tanzania](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/the-universal-health-coverage-bill-of-2022-in-tanzania)

Universal health coverage aims to ensure full community access to medical services. The underlying economic theory being that African countries, including Tanzania can make use of their strongest and ultimately most important asset – our people.

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[Nigeria](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/nigeria) [Financial Services](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/financial-services) [Regulation](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/regulation) [Open Banking](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/open-banking)

[Goldsmiths Solicitors](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/goldsmiths-solicitors)

## [An Overview of CBN’s Operational Guidelines for Open Banking in Nigeria](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/an-overview-of-cbns-operational-guidelines-for-open-banking-in-nigeria)

By a Circular dated 7th March 2023, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) released the “Operational Guidelines for Open Banking in Nigeria” (‘the Guidelines’). The Guidelines set out rules for sharing the data/information of customers between part.. 

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[Nigeria](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/nigeria) [Financial Services](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/financial-services) [Regulation](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/regulation)

[Templars](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/templars)

## [Central Bank of Nigeria Imposes Tighter Tenure Limits on Bank Directors](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/central-bank-of-nigeria-imposes-tighter-tenure-limits-on-bank-directors)

On the 24th of February 2023, The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) issued a circular announcing changes to the tenure of executive and non-executive directors in the Nigerian banking industry.

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