AFRICA

Three regional economic blocs in south and east Africa have adopted harmonised guidelines intended to reduce supply chain disruption, facilitate easier trade and transport of goods and services between countries in the region and help combat the spread of Covid-19. More

The Kenya Maritime Authority (KMA) has ordered shipping lines, through their local shipping agents, to extend the free period for the return of empty cargo containers to designated yards in Mombasa port with effect from 1 June 2020. More

Uhuru Kenyatta, President of Kenya, signed the country’s 2020 Finance Bill into law on 30 June 2020. It included a number of provisions that will have an impact on foreign companies selling goods and services into the country. More

Important provisions of South Africa’s Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013 (POPI Act) have now come into effect. According to a statement on 22 June by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, sections 2 to 38; sections 55 to 109; section 111; and sections 114 (1), (2) and (3), were activated on 1 July 2020. Sections 110 and 114(4) will commence on 30 June 2021. More