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South Africa's franchise sector under the spotlight: Competition Commission launches Market Inquiry

In the news | 29 Jun 2026
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The Competition Commission has gazetted the Terms of Reference for comment in relation to an inquiry into the South African Franchise market.
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FATF developments and relevance to the AfCFTA's financial crime risk landscape

08 Jun 2026
BY Tendai Jangara
African states advancing AfCFTA must align AML frameworks with evolving FATF standards as trade grows addressing risks fraud exposure and digital vulnerabilities through proactive coordinated reforms…
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South Africa proposes tougher beneficial ownership rules: what companies need to know

In the news | 29 May 2026
BY Sanjay Kassen, Doron Joffe
The new General Laws (Anti-Money Laundering and Combating Terrorism Financing) Amendment Bill, 2026, introduced in the National Assembly on 27 May 2026, proposes significant changes to beneficial own…
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The early bird catches the approval – South African Competition Commission's new Pre-Merger Filing Guidelines

17 Feb 2026
BY Ryan Goodman, Manatsa Musinahama
The Competition Commission’s new pre‑merger consultation process aims to surface concerns early, reduce delays and make merger reviews more efficient for all parties.
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SA Competition watchdog strikes at dawn in scrap metal price fixing probe

16 Feb 2026
BY Ryan Goodman, Manatsa Musinahama
The Competition Commission of South Africa has conducted dawn raids at the premises of four scrap metal purchasing companies as part of an investigation into suspected price-fixing.
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COMESA Merger Control: What has changed in the 2025 Regulations and Rules and how these changes impact your filings

09 Dec 2025
BY Aidan Scallan, Sandya Booluck, Lizél Blignaut
This article highlights key changes in COMESA’s 2025 competition framework overhaul, introducing a suspensory merger regime, higher fees, digital thresholds and expanded tools - critical for multi-ju…
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Will October 2025 see the end of South Africa’s greylisting headache?

30 Sep 2025
BY Suad Jacobs, Raaid Fayker
South Africa was greylisted by the Financial Action Task Force in February 2023 due to gaps in its anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing laws. With key reforms underway, the country m…
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Uganda publishes landmark Competition Regulations

In the news | 24 Sep 2025
BY Donald Nyakairu, Renata Nyakairu
Uganda’s Competition Regulations, 2025 have been published, formally activating the Competition Act and establishing a long-awaited framework for market conduct and oversight. A significant developme…
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An overview of ESG fraud risks in the African mining sector

17 Jun 2025
BY Tendai Jangara
ESG considerations have become central to the global mining sector, with African jurisdictions placing particular emphasis on credible reporting due to unique regulatory and socio-political risks.
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The ripple effects of Trump’s pause on FCPA enforcement

07 Apr 2025
BY Steven Powell
In February 2025, President Trump signed an Executive Order instructing the Attorney General to pause FCPA enforcement for 180 days — a move aimed at easing regulatory burdens but sparking concerns a…
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Mandatory RMCPs submission to FIC: Immediate compliance required

05 Mar 2025
BY Era Gunning
In terms of section 42(4) on 4 March 2025, the FIC has issued a request requiring all accountable institutions to submit their RMCPs to the FIC by Wednesday, 12 March 2025.
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Kenya Companies Act amendment: Appointment of contact person

20 Feb 2024
BY Pooja Rehal
Kenya amends Anti-money Laundering Laws, mandating private firms lacking a Kenya-qualified company secretary or resident director to appoint a contact person under the Companies Act, 2015
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Ugandan President assents to the long-awaited Competition Act

13 Feb 2024
BY Phillip Karugaba, Martha Mutamba
Twenty years in the making, the Ugandan President has finally assented to the long-awaited Competition Act, something that could reshape the Ugandan landscape for the better.
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Anti-competitive behaviour could spell trouble for leading online platforms in South Africa

15 Jul 2022
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On the participation of HDPs, the report concludes that the digital economy is far less transformed than many traditional industries, and there are considerably more challenges resulting from histori…
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Rwanda adopts new transfer pricing rules, embracing OECD transfer pricing guidelines and anti-BEPS recommendations

12 Jan 2021
BY Dieudonné Nzafashwanayo
On 14 December 2020, Rwanda’s new general rules on transfer pricing were published
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