--- title: Afriwise Blog | Regulation description: Regulation | --- [![Afriwise](https://insights.afriwise.com/hubfs/Logos/Afriwise/Afriwise%20logo.svg)](https://afriwise.com/) - [Products](https://afriwise.com/law-products-africa/) - [Countries](https://afriwise.com/countries-covered/) - [About Afriwise](https://afriwise.com/about-afriwise/) - [Contact](https://afriwise.com/contact/) - [News](https://news.afriwise.com/) - [Insights](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog) [Schedule a demo](https://afriwise.com/contact/) [Log in](https://afriwise.com/login/) - [Products](https://afriwise.com/law-products-africa/) - [Countries](https://afriwise.com/countries-covered/) - [Solutions](https://afriwise.com/solutions/) - [About Afriwise](https://afriwise.com/about-afriwise/) - Insights - [Contact](https://afriwise.com/contact/) - [News](https://news.afriwise.com/) [Schedule a demo](https://afriwise.com/contact/) [Log in](https://afriwise.com/login/) # Welcome to Africa’s legal blog Never miss a beat on Africa's legal and regulatory landscape. - [Legislation (287)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/legislation) - [South Africa (227)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/south-africa) - [Nigeria (157)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/nigeria) - [Kenya (151)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/kenya) - [Financial Services (128)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/financial-services) - [ICT (106)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/ict) - [Tanzania (102)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/tanzania) - [Regulation (87)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/regulation) - [Corporate Commercial (84)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/corporate-commercial) - [Tax (84)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/tax) - [Case discussion (78)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/case-discussion) - [Uganda (66)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/uganda) - [Intellectual Property (58)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/intellectual-property) - [Energy & Natural Resources (57)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/energy-natural-resources) - [Ghana (55)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/ghana) - [Employment and labour (52)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/employment-and-labour) - [Data Protection (49)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/data-protection) - [Mozambique (49)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/mozambique) - [Commercial Crime (48)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/commercial-crime) - [Competition/Antitrust (48)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/competition-antitrust) - [Dispute Resolution (47)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/dispute-resolution) - [Mauritius (46)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/mauritius) - [Environment (44)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/environment) - [Zambia (38)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/zambia) - [Projects and Procurement (26)](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/projects-and-procurement) [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.. [Read More](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/namibia-is-the-competition-commission-becoming-a-super-regulator-implications-for-investors) [Energy](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/energy) [Zambia](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/zambia) [Regulation](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/regulation) [Legislation](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/legislation) [Projects and Procurement](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/projects-and-procurement) [Moira Mukuka Legal Practitioners](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/moira-mukuka-legal-practitioners) ## [Open Access Electricity Market – the Elephant in the Room](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/open-access-electricity-market-the-elephant-in-the-room) Zambia’s energy sector has evolved over the years, with the adoption of the National Energy Policy 2019, the Electricity Act 2019, and the Energy Regulation Act 2019 collectively paving the way for a liberalised open access market. An open access market allows independent.. [Read More](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/open-access-electricity-market-the-elephant-in-the-room) [Corporate Commercial](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/corporate-commercial) [Mozambique](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/mozambique) [Regulation](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/regulation) [Legislation](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/legislation) [ICT](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/ict) [CGA](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/cga) ## [Electronic Transactions in the Mozambican Legal System](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/electronic-transactions-in-the-mozambican-legal-system) The fast-paced evolution of information and communication technologies has brought a notable change in how operations and interactions occur, mainly through the growing use of the Internet, digital platforms, and electronic services. This new reality naturally calls for t.. [Read More](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/electronic-transactions-in-the-mozambican-legal-system) [Kenya](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/kenya) [Corporate Commercial](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/corporate-commercial) [Regulation](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/regulation) [Legislation](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/legislation) [Real Estate](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/real-estate) [CFL Advocates](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/cfl-advocates) ## [Understanding Corporations Under the Sectional Property Act 2020](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/understanding-corporations-under-the-sectional-property-act-2020) The enactment of the Sectional Properties Act 2020 and the gazettement of the Sectional Properties Regulations 2021 brought about numerous changes in the ownership of sectional titles including establishing corporations to administer common areas amongst other functions.<.. [Read More](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/understanding-corporations-under-the-sectional-property-act-2020) [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) [Currency](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/currency) [Duale, Ovia & Alex-Adedipe](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/duale-ovia-alex-adedipe) ## [Highlights of the New Regulatory and Supervisory Guidelines for Bureaux De Change Operations in Nigeria](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/highlights-of-the-new-regulatory-and-supervisory-guidelines-for-bureaux-de-change-operations-in-nigeria) As a response to the depreciation of the Nigerian Naira and adverse effects on inflation and economic stability, the Central Bank of Nigeria initiated significant measures in the second half of 2023 to stabilize and strengthen the Naira against major foreign currencies. T.. [Read More](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/highlights-of-the-new-regulatory-and-supervisory-guidelines-for-bureaux-de-change-operations-in-nigeria) [Nigeria](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/nigeria) [Data Protection](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/data-protection) [Regulation](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/regulation) [ICT](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/ict) [Pavestones](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/pavestones) ## [Data Protection in Nigeria - Draft General Application and Implementation Directive](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/data-protection-in-nigeria-draft-general-application-and-implementation-directive) In a bid to further tighten the nuts and bolts of data protection in Nigeria, the Nigeria Data Protection Commission published on May 31, 2024, a draft General Application and Implementation Directive which is to guide the interpretation and implementation of the provisio.. [Read More](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/data-protection-in-nigeria-draft-general-application-and-implementation-directive) [Kenya](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/kenya) [Financial Services](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/financial-services) [Regulation](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/regulation) [Banking](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/banking) [Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/cliffe-dekker-hofmeyr) ## [Enhancing supervision in the banking sector: A review of the Draft Banking (Penalties) Regulations, 2024](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/enhancing-supervision-in-the-banking-sector-a-review-of-the-draft-banking-penalties-regulations-2024) The Central Bank of Kenya recently published the Draft Banking (Penalties) Regulations, 2024, whose defining features are a marked departure from the Banking (Penalties) Regulations, 1999 which they will be seeking to repeal. In this article, we highlight some noteworthy .. [Read More](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/enhancing-supervision-in-the-banking-sector-a-review-of-the-draft-banking-penalties-regulations-2024) [Nigeria](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/nigeria) [Regulation](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/regulation) [ICT](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/ict) [Aelex](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/aelex) ## [NCC Suspends Issuance of Licences](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/ncc-suspends-issuance-of-licences) In a public notice issued on the 17th of May, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) notified stakeholders of the temporary suspension of licences in three categories, namely: Interconnect Exchange License (‘IEX’), Mobile Virtual Network Operator License (‘MVNO’), a.. [Read More](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/ncc-suspends-issuance-of-licences) [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) [Cybercrime levy](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/cybercrime-levy) [Andersen](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/andersen) ## [CBN Withdraws Circular on the Collection and Remittance of National Cybersecurity Levy](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/cbn-withdraws-circular-on-the-collection-and-remittance-of-national-cybersecurity-levy) The Central Bank of Nigeria on 17 May 2024 issued a circular withdrawing its earlier circular dated 6 May 2024 which mandated all banks, mobile money operators, and payment service providers to implement a cybersecurity levy in accordance with the relevant provisions of t.. 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