Posts by Alastair Tempest
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The Insaka eCommerce Virtual Summit is happening online from 6-7 March Join others to learn from Industry Experts, Thought Leaders, Innovators, Specialists and Trailblazers. 30+ leading presenters have lined up to offer…
Read MoreSA’s Copyright and Performers Bills Approach Final Stages, While UNCTAD and the Commonwealth Launch Systems to Help Lesser Developed Countries Deal With IP
These controversial Bills have been passed through the SA Parliament Portfolio Committee on their way to vote in Parliament and then in the upper house. Artists, performers, writers and content…
Read MoreKenya joins SA on the “Grey List” and Other Financial News
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) asked Kenya to supervise crypto-assets, improve the quality of financial intelligence and increase prosecution of money laundering cases. The FATF also added Namibia and…
Read MoreAI Helps Cut Costs of Advertising in Africa
Businesses are increasingly using AI-generated images, models and voices for their advertising campaigns across TV and digital platforms, lowering their advertising budgets. Ad spending in sub-Saharan Africa fell by 11.6%…
Read MoreSA Offering Special Visas for Digital Nomads
SA’s Department of Home Affairs has gazetted proposed amendments, including the digital nomad visa, inviting public feedback until March 29. This step towards modernizing immigration laws underscores the initiative’s potential…
Read MoreTaxing Creativity in Nigeria and Other News
Given the debate over the WTO Moratorium (see above) Nigerian creatives are asking how do you tax a viral video? This has become an important issue since the Corporate Affairs…
Read MoreNews from the East Africa Community
The East African Community (EAC) issued its Regional Meeting Committee Report for 2023 recently. This shows that the direct costs of non-tariff barriers (NTBs) is estimated at $16,703,970, with the…
Read MoreInternet Closures in Africa
Top10VPN latest research shows that since 2020, at least 12 countries have shut down the internet at least 19 times. In 2020, the Nigerian government suspended the use of Twitter…
Read MoreDigital Transformation
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and Google have signed a landmark MoU to foster and accelerate digital transformation in Africa during the 2024 edition of the Africa…
Read MoreEducation in Africa
Several countries have revised their secondary and tertiary education curricula to reflect the changes in the future patterns of employment. EFA will be supporting a major conference – the Future…
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