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Its regulatory purview includes all forms of telecommunications and internet-based communications. The Nigerian Communications Commission2 ("NCC"), established under the NC Act, is c.. [Read More](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/lawful-interception-of-communications-under-the-nigeria-communications-act-and-the-peculiarities-of-the-nitda-draft-code-of-practice-for-interactive-compute-1666099373076) [Tanzania](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/tanzania) [Energy & Natural Resources](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/energy-natural-resources) [Legislation](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/legislation) [Service Providers](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/service-providers) [Clyde & Co.](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/clyde-co) ## [A refresher on requirements for service providers to the mining sector in Tanzania](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/a-refresher-on-requirements-for-service-providers-to-the-mining-sector-in-tanzania) The Mining Act R.E. 2019 (the Act) and the Mining (Local Content) Regulations 2018 (the Regulations) provide for minimum local content shareholding requirements for entities operating in and servicing the mining sector. In this article, we set out the varying positions un.. [Read More](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/a-refresher-on-requirements-for-service-providers-to-the-mining-sector-in-tanzania) [Energy & Natural Resources](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/energy-natural-resources) [Namibia](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/namibia) [SNC Incorporated](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/snc-incorporated) ## [Energy: Oil & Gas 2022 -Trends And Developments](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/energy-oil-gas-2022-trends-and-developments) The Republic of Namibia – also known as the “Land of the Brave” – is a largely unexplored frontier. The recent offshore discoveries by Total Energies and Shell, as well as the confirmation of a working petroleum system onshore in the Kavango Basin by Reconnaissance Energy.. [Read More](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/energy-oil-gas-2022-trends-and-developments) [Commercial Crime](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/commercial-crime) [South Africa](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/south-africa) [Money Laundering](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/money-laundering) [ENSafrica](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/ensafrica) ## [Grey-listing looming as South Africa rushes to meet tight deadline](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/grey-listing-looming-as-south-africa-rushes-to-meet-tight-deadline) It has been a little over a year since the Financial Action Task Force (“FATF”), an international initiative established to combat money laundering published.. 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[Read More](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/the-national-health-insurance-authority-act-2021) [Financial Services](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/financial-services) [Zambia](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/zambia) [Carbon trading](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/carbon-trading) [Moira Mukuka Legal Practitioners](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/moira-mukuka-legal-practitioners) ## [Budget 2023 | Carbon Finance: Regulation for Zambian Carbon Market in the Pipeline](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/budget-2023-carbon-finance-regulation-for-zambian-carbon-market-in-the-pipeline) Carbon trading has gained momentum in recent years with demand being driven by businesses in developed countries with high carbon emissions seeking to offset their carbon footprint through the purchase of carbon credits from voluntary .. [Read More](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/budget-2023-carbon-finance-regulation-for-zambian-carbon-market-in-the-pipeline) [Kenya](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/kenya) [Legislation](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/legislation) [Employment and labour](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/employment-and-labour) [Case discussion](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/case-discussion) [IKM Advocates](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/ikm-advocates) ## [Several sections of The NSSF Act Cap 45 of 2013 declared unconstitutional](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/several-sections-of-the-nssf-act-cap-45-of-2013-declared-unconstitutional) On 19 September 2022, the Employment and Labour Relations Court declared several sections of the National Social Security Fund Act Cap 45 of 2013 as unconstitutional, null and void in Petitions 38 of 2014 (consolidated with Petitions 34, 35, 49 and 50 of 2014) Kenya Tea G.. [Read More](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/several-sections-of-the-nssf-act-cap-45-of-2013-declared-unconstitutional) [Nigeria](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/nigeria) [Data Protection](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/data-protection) [Legislation](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/legislation) [ICT](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/ict) [DOA](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/doa) ## [All you need to know about the Data Protection Bill 2020 that will soon be passed into Nigeria law.](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/all-you-need-to-know-about-the-data-protection-bill-2020-that-will-soon-be-passed-into-nigeria-law) On the 26th of September 2022, the Chairman Senate Committee on Information Communication Technology (ICT) and Cybercrime, Yakubu Oseni at a one-day sensitization workshop on data protection noted that the Data Protection Bill (“Bill”) will be passed into law by the Natio.. [Read More](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/all-you-need-to-know-about-the-data-protection-bill-2020-that-will-soon-be-passed-into-nigeria-law) [Mauritius](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/mauritius) [Financial Services](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/financial-services) [Sustainable Finance](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/sustainable-finance) [ENSafrica](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/ensafrica) ## [ESG and the rise of sustainable finance in Mauritius](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/esg-and-the-rise-of-sustainable-finance-in-mauritius) As African countries grapple with the measures necessary to meet their [nationally determined commitments](https://unfccc.int/ndc-information/nationally-determined-contributions-ndcs) (“NDCs”) under the Paris Agreement, it.. 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