Miscellaneous
UNCTAD Will Hold Its Annual Ecommerce Week from 25- 29 April 2022 UNCTAD plans a hybrid event for its annual Ecommerce Week. We are proud to announce that we are…
Read MoreAttracting Investment
Readers will be aware that foreign direct investment (FDI) worldwide initially suffered from the COVID effect but bounced back last year. In Africa, investment in South Africa was not as…
Read MoreAfrican States Lag Behind on Effective Cybercrime Laws
Despite some progress, many least developed countries (LDCs) still lag behind in cyberlaw reforms, according to the UNCTAD Cyberlaw Tracker released on 24 February. This has negative implications for cross-border data…
Read MoreThe Films and Publications Amendment Act (FPAA) Implemented on 1 March 2022
The FPAA was signed by President Cyril Ramaphosa last month and implemented on the first of March. The revision of the Act requires that online content producers submit their content…
Read MoreThe Ukraine Effect
Although we are on the other side of the world from the Russia-Ukraine conflict, there will be fallouts for Africa from the war for some time and for decades to…
Read MoreThe South African Cybersecurity Act
We promised to let you have a summary of the new Act: much of which came into effect on 1 December 2021. We will be holding a “fireside chat” on…
Read MoreJanuary Newsletter
Our Monthly Newsletter for January will be noticeably short as we sent you a New Year’s edition just a week and a bit ago. Here is the link to the…
Read MoreEvents, Opportunities and Publications
The Africa Trade and Customs Week, Durban, 25-27 July 2022 The 2022 edition of Africa Trade & Customs Week will showcase global customs and trade capabilities across agencies and promote…
Read MoreMoney Laundering Accusations and Cryptocurrency Scams
Africa is home to the world’s smallest cryptocurrency economies but is also one of the fastest-growing regions to adopt cryptocurrencies because they offer swift, convenient, and efficient means of investment,…
Read MoreCote d’Ivoire Lets Students Pay for Their Education with MoMo
In 2014 the Ivorian government began allowing high school students to pay for their tuition electronically. Today, around 94% of the country’s 1.5 million high school students pay their tuition…
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