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The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment is cracking down and has issued 37 pre-compliance notices to non-compliant EPR.. [Read More](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/regulator-starts-to-crack-down-on-epr-free-riders) [Kenya](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/kenya) [ICT](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/ict) [Regulations](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/regulations) [Mobile Devices](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/mobile-devices) [Africa Law Partners](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/africa-law-partners) ## [Upcoming Regulations for Mobile Devices in Kenya](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/upcoming-regulations-for-mobile-devices-in-kenya) The Communications Authority of Kenya has announced significant new regulations aimed at enhancing tax compliance and maintaining the integrity of mobile devices within the ICT sector. These regulations will take effect on 01 January 2025, and are critical for local assem.. 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[Read More](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/south-africa-the-digital-nomad-visa-take-3) [Uganda](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/uganda) [Competition/Antitrust](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/competition-antitrust) [Regulations](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/regulations) [ENS](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/ens) ## [The Waiting Game: Uganda’s Delayed Competition Regulations Leave Market Players in Limbo](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/the-waiting-game-ugandas-delayed-competition-regulations-leave-market-players-in-limbo) On 19 April 2024, Uganda marked a new era in competition law with the commencement of the long-awaited Competition Act, (Cap.66). After 20 years, the President assented to the Act raising hopes for a fairer and more transparent economy in Uganda. The Act outlines the resp.. 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Zimbabwe’s Statutory Instrument (SI) 155 of 2024 Cyber and Data Protection Licensi.. [Read More](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/understanding-si-155-of-2024-new-regulations-on-data-protection-licensing-and-data-protection-officers-in-zimbabwe) [Mozambique](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/mozambique) [Employment and Labor](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/employment-and-labor) [Regulations](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/tag/regulations) [Sal & Caldeira Advogados](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/author/sal-caldeira-advogados) ## [Amendment to the Compulsory Social Security Regulation](https://insights.afriwise.com/blog/amendment-to-the-compulsory-social-security-regulation) The specific revision of the Compulsory Social Security Regulations, Decree no. 56/2024 of 30 July, was published in the Official Gazette on 30 July 2024. The Decree amends the Compulsory Social Security Regulations approved by Decree 51/2017 of 9 October, with retroactiv.. 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