Continuing on the issue of Intellectual Property (IP), there are indications that SA’s stringent intellectual property (IP) exchange laws may be relaxed. The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) currently administers restrictive export controls on SA-owned IP,…

The Shop Safe Act of 2020 outlines a series of steps that ecommerce platforms must take to prevent the sale of knockoffs by third-party sellers on their platforms. Ecommerce companies that…

Readers will have seen that the monthly interviews by Mpho Sekwele return last month after the Festive Season break. This month she interviews  Angola born Changemaker, Mentor and Entrepreneur, Maria Pedro…

SAPO hosted its colleagues from the SADC (Southern African Development Community) on 9-13 March in Johannesburg to discuss the centralization of incoming ecommerce in the Region. It also launched its…

Minister Fikile Mbalula has taken note of the concerns raised by the industry of limiting the movement of cargo only to essential goods.  According to the Ministry, the matter has now been…

MTN Uganda has eliminated some charges on its mobile money platform to help spur greater use of digital transactions and discourage the use of cash as a way to slow…

According to the AU, the Coronavirus outbreak is unlikely to delay a July 1 target for the first movement of commerce under the African Continental Free Trade Area agreement (AfCFTA),…

New rules for South African ISPs and website owners have been published government gazette [PDF Link] on 26 March by Communications Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams as part of the government’s plan to fight the spread…

Call for Application: United Nations Volunteer Programme 2020 United Nations (UN) LEGAL AFFAIRS Internship 2020 for young motivated Graduates The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) HQ…