0 162021Feb Technology Media And Telecommunications Africa Quarterly E Bulletin In Botswana, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe This e-bulletin highlights key legislative and regulatory developments in the technology, media and telecommunications sectors in sub-Saharan Africa. This issue covers the period 16 October 2020 to 15 January 2021 includes developments from Botswana, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Mauritius, Malawi, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Botswana Type Approval Verification… Read More
0 272020Oct Technology, Media and Telecommunications Africa Quarterly E Bulletin – October 2020 In Africa, Botswana, Cyber Law, Block Chain, Technology, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Media, Broadcasting & Communications, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe This e-bulletin highlights key legislative and regulatory developments in the technology, media and telecommunications sectors in sub-Saharan Africa. This issue covers the period 16 July to 15 October 2020 includes developments in Botswana, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Seychelles, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zanzibar and Zimbabwe. Botswana Expression of Interest… Read More
0 262020Oct Schemes of Arrangements and Business Rescue Proceedings in Zambia In Insolvency & Business Restructuring, Zambia Introduction The unprecedented impact of the Covid-19 pandemic has been far reaching. From governments to small and medium scale enterprises, the effect of a global pandemic has left the world wondering what an economic recovery looks like. World and business leaders are navigating a complex range of seamless issues that include keeping their employees and… Read More
0 302020Sep Developments in African Arbitration Law In Arbitration, Kenya, Mauritius, Nigeria, South Africa, Zambia Arbitration as a means of settling financial and commercial disputes has burgeoned in Africa in the 21st century – as the continent has grown economically and seen major improvements in governance. What is the current state of play? Arbitration is essentially a procedure to resolve disagreements outside a courtroom, with disputing parties agreeing to submit… Read More
0 282020Jul The bonfire of the tax treaties In Mauritius, Senegal, Tax, Zambia Senegal and Zambia unilaterally scrapping tax treaties with Mauritius has shaken up the African investment and legal landscape. Senegal and Zambia have blamed “unbalanced” and “unfair” treaties for their surprise decisions to terminate double-taxation agreements with Mauritius. Tearing up a tax treaty is highly unusual in the circumspect world of international diplomacy and several other… Read More
3 202020Apr COVID-19: Effects on employment contracts – Zambia In Labour & Employment, Zambia The COVID-19 pandemic which first emerged in Wuhan, China last December has now spread to almost all countries in the world, in each of them threatening the long-term livelihoods and wellbeing of millions. The pandemic has also directly impacted on employment relationships arising from the measures individual countries are undertaking to deal with the situation…. Read More
0 272020Mar COVID-19 and Performance of Contracts in Zambia: Key Considerations In General Business Law, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Zambia The wake of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-Cov-2), the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic, has triggered widespread effects on many industries across the world. The pandemic has the potential to affect business transactions including the ability to create restrictions and limitations that could enable a party to a Zambian law contract… Read More
0 212019Aug Sun, wind and water stir up Africa’s energy mix In Ghana, Infrastructure, Energy & Projects, Kenya, South Africa, Uganda, Zambia During July and August of 2019, engineers were hard at work installing solar panels on the roof of Jubilee House in the Ghanaian capital of Accra – the office and residence of President Nana Akufo-Addo. Across the African continent to the east, another president, Kenya’s Uhuru Kenyatta, snipped a ribbon in the rocky desert landscape… Read More
0 42019Jun Tax in African countries In Africa, Morocco, Nigeria, Tax, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe The African Union is on a drive to make the continent economically self-sufficient and some observers believe fixing tax collection is a low-hanging fruit in this endeavour. Africa’s tax-to-GDP ratio is about 18%, while in the developed countries of the OECD it is 34%. In Nigeria, Africa’s largest economy, the number is just 5.9%. Many… Read More
0 222018Aug Developments in Competition Law in Africa In Angola, Competition/Antitrust, Mozambique, Nigeria, Zambia African States are increasingly implementing and enforcing competition laws both on a national and a regional basis. This has important implications for foreign and local businesses operating in Africa. At LEX Africa’s June seminar on developments in competition law in Africa, speakers discussed the increasing trend of governments to try and use competition law as… Read More