Posts by Dikonketso

The Conference which was held on 28-30 September was one step towards the adoption of a Women and Youth protocol by the AfCFTA, aimed at making it easier for women…

A new Act that took effect in July has linked the online customs clearance system to the Kenya Revenue Authority and the Kenya Ports Authority, giving the State more tools…

We have not had much news recently about drone delivery. It was always on the table, with some interesting case studies from Mauritius, as well as the first drone deliveries…

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) announced the commencement of the second phase of the eNaira project, nearly one year after its launch of the project. In October 2021, the…

As the global economy sinks into another period of crisis, one indicator is shooting upwards: the value of the US dollar. With about 50% of all international trade invoiced in…

Last month we reported that the Egyptian government had published data to show that Egypt was the best at attracting investment over the last 12 months. Now Nigeria has counter-attacked…

As we mentioned above, part of the discussion at the recent NEDLAC Trade and Industry Council was about SA’s “localisation” policy. We have written extensively about localisation of data, but…

CompCom recently published its final guidelines on small merger notification, 16 months after the Commission issued a draft for public comment.  The Final Guidelines expand on the types of small…

Department of Trade, Industry, and Competition (DTIC) Minister Patel expressed concern over the fall in the level of foreign direct investment (FDI) being attracted to SA and agreed with the…

We reported in the previous Newsletter that the process of drafting a Protocol on Digital Trade (previously known as the Ecommerce Protocol) started in August. The deadline for drafting has…