Technology Media and Telecommunications Africa Quarterly E Bulletin

This e-bulletin highlights key legislative and regulatory developments in the technology, media and telecommunications sectors in sub-Saharan Africa. This issue covers the period 16 October 2021 to 15 January 2022 and includes developments from Botswana, Cameroon, Eswatini, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Seychelles, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Botswana […]
Technology Media and Telecommunications Africa Quarterly e-Bulletin

Compiled by Wendy Rosenberg and Tebogo Sibidla of Werksmans Attorneys – South Africa. This e-bulletin highlights key legislative and regulatory developments in the technology, media and telecommunications sectors in sub-Saharan Africa.ย This issue covers the period 16 January 2021 to 15 April 2021 includes developments from Botswana, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Mauritius, […]
Technology, Media and Telecommunications Africa Quarterly E Bulletin – October 2020

This e-bulletin highlights key legislative and regulatory developments in the technology, media and telecommunications sectors in sub-Saharan Africa. This issue covers the period 16 July to 15 October 2020 includes developments in Botswana, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Seychelles, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zanzibar and Zimbabwe. Botswana Expression of Interest […]
Technology, Media and Telecommunications Update in Africa โ July 2020

This e-bulletin highlights key legislative and regulatory developments in the technology, media and telecommunications sectors in sub-Saharan Africa. This issue covers the period 16 April 2020 to 15 July 2020 includes developments Botswana, Ethiopia, Eswatini, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe. Botswana Botswana Communications Regulatory Authority intervention towards COVIDโ19 […]
Technology, Media and Telecommunications updates around Africa
This summary highlights key legislative and regulatory developments in the technology, media and telecommunications sectors in sub-Saharan Africa.ย It covers the period 16 January 2018 to 15 April 2018 and includes developments from Angola, Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Seychelles, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Angola Competition […]
The David and Goliath of the Mauritian telecommunications industry
An insight into the ground-breaking case of Emtel Ltd V The Information and Communication Technologies Authority & Others 2017 SCJ 294. On the 9th of August 2017, the Supreme Court of Mauritius delivered a judgment that created waves in the Mauritian legal sphere. The conclusion of this case marks the ephemeral end of nearly two […]
Review of the Electronic Transactions Act in Mozambique
The adoption of the Electronic Transitions Act of 9 January 2017 in Mozambiqueย has laid down a general legal framework of protection for users of ICT in trade and investment. The Electronic Transactions Act, approved by Law No. 2/2017 of 9 January 2017 (“LTE”) provides the legal framework for โ electronic transactions (“any communication or […]
Nigeria on track for โsmart citiesโ summit in June
Nigeriaโs Minister of Communications has confirmed that a summit to discuss โsmart citiesโ is on track. The conference is expected to take place in June and it is part of governmentโs plans to boost the ICT sector in the country. According to News Agency of Nigeria, Minister Adebayo Shittu said the “Smart Cities Nigeria 2017 […]