Virtual Assets, Tokenised Securities, and Crypto-Asset Service ProvidersExamining Zimbabwe’s Emerging Regulatory Framework
Zimbabwe has recently developed a comprehensive regulatory framework for virtual assets, digital assets,tokenised securities, crypto-asset service providers and blockchain-based financial infrastructure throughlegislative reforms introduced between 2025 and 2026. These reforms mark a significant shift from regulatory uncertainty towards formal recognition andsupervision of digital assets within Zimbabwe’s financial services sector. The framework is built on threekey […]
South African Exporters Face Rising Costs Under EU Carbon Rules
The EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism has shifted from paperwork to payment in 2026 and South African exporters of steel, aluminium, cement and iron are squarely exposed. CBAM certificates became payable from 1 January 2026, and steel, aluminium, cement and iron exporters to the EU face rising costs as certificate coverage climbs from 2.5% of […]
BSE Equity Listings Requirements 2026 What You Need to Know
A Guide to the 2026 Amendments The Botswana Stock Exchange (BSE) has published Version 5.0 of its revised Equity Listings Requirements(Version 5). The listing requirements were approved by the Non-Bank Financial Institutions Regulatory Authority (NBFIRA) on the 2 nd June 2026, and the BSE has announced implementation from the 1 st September 2026.Version 5 replaces […]
Ethiopia’s Property Door is Open; Now there is a RuleBook
Directive No. 1147/2026 turns Ethiopia’s new foreign residential property regime from aheadline into a procedure. Proclamation No. 1388/2025 marked a shift in Ethiopian propertylaw by permitting qualifying foreign nationals to own residential houses and acquire leaseholdland for residential construction. Now, Directive No. 1147/2026 puts the machinery in place. Itanswers the questions investors actually care about: […]
Botswana Competition Law Update: New Merger Fees for 2026
Competition Law Update The Ministry of Trade and Entrepreneurship has exercised its powers, in terms of the Competition Act, to promulgate the Competition (Amendment) Regulations, 2026 published on the 18th of September 2026, to amend the Competition Regulations, 2019. The amendments provide for a revised merger notification fee from 0.01% to a new significantly higher fee […]
South Africa: Key Tax Considerations When Moving Home
Key considerations, including the treatment of foreign assets, exchange controlrequirements and the potential tax consequences of becoming a South Africanresident. Following years of South Africans moving abroad, a noticeable shift is taking place asmany return home and others choose South Africa as their home for the first time.South Africa is an attractive place to live, […]
What you need to know now to protect your brand in China
Brand owners take note. Effective 2027 China will amend its Trade MarkLaw. Efforts to curb trade mark hoarding are further prioritised coupledwith more stringent accountability. China passed a fifth revision to its Trade Mark law in June 2026, effective 1January 2027. Significant changes include enforcement measures by the State Councilagainst bad faith registrations and State […]
New Mining Law in Algeria Between Liberalization andSovereignty
Law No. 25-12 of August 3, 2025 marks a major evolution in the legal framework of the Algerianmining sector.It directly opens prospecting and exploration to foreign investors, establishes a right of priority for theholder of an exploration permit in the event of the discovery of a commercially exploitable deposit, andauthorises foreign participation of up to […]
Artificial Intelligence Is Becoming Public Policy: Why Businesses Should WatchGovernment as Closely as Technology
Artificial Intelligence Is No Longer Just a Technology IssueArtificial intelligence (“AI”) has rapidly evolved beyond being a purely technological development.Across Africa and globally, governments are increasingly treating AI as a matter of economic policy,public administration, national competitiveness, rights protection, and regulatory governance. Forbusinesses, this means that understanding the trajectory of AI policy is becoming just […]
Green Bonds in Ethiopia: A new Legal frontier
Introduction The development of Ethiopia’s capital market creates an important opportunity to diversify long-term financing beyond the country’s bank-dominated financing system. At the same time, theglobal shift toward sustainable finance has increased demand for instruments that channel capital toward environmentally beneficial projects. Green bonds, while fundamentally debt securities, distinguish themselves through commitments concerning the use […]