Topic: Southern africa
Subscribe to Southern africaPowering mining in Africa – the rise of the mini-grid and captive model
April 26, 2021
Access to reliable, cost-effective (and, increasingly, green) energy in sub-Saharan Africa is a major challenge for the mining industry.
Enforcement of awards across Africa – 42 of Africa’s 54 states have now acceded to the New York Convention
March 16, 2021
On 4 March, 2021, Malawi acceded to the New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (New York Convention), becoming the 167th state party to the Convention.
Connecting the dots – the case for transmission PPPs in Africa
March 08, 2021
The African power sector has long had an intense focus on increasing generation capacity above other aspects, but in recent years we have begun to see a shift.
African Legal Support Facility examines the future prospects for PPP transactions in Africa
February 05, 2021
On 9 December 2020, the African Legal Support Facility (ALSF) convened a webinar to examine the weaknesses exposed by the pandemic, and the potential solutions and new trajectories for African governments.
SA FDI framework remains on hold despite global screening regimes taking shape
December 07, 2020
The global trend to either introduce or enhance foreign direct investment (FDI) screening mechanisms in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic has shed a different light on the adoption of the SA FDI framework as part of the SA merger control regime.
Adoption of Egyptian whistleblower programme brings the effectiveness of African leniency regimes into
September 16, 2020
On 28 June 2020, the Egyptian Competition Authority (ECA) adopted a leniency policy under the Egyptian antitrust regime.
Zimbabwean merger control thresholds slashed
August 27, 2020
On 5 June 2020, the Zimbabwean Minister of Trade and Commerce introduced new financial thresholds for the Zimbabwean merger control regime.
Time to reconsider Member State consultation in the COMESA merger control regime
August 27, 2020
The COMESA Competition Commission (CCC) recently called for comments on how the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the COMESA merger control regime could be mitigated.
Prohibition of Namibian cement merger due to potential collusion
August 12, 2020
On 3 August 2020, the Namibian Competition Commission (NCC) prohibited the acquisition of Schwenk Namibia (Pty) Ltd (SN) by West China Cement Ltd (WCC) due to concerns of collusion in Namibian cement sector.
South African Competition Commission reveals wide scope of buyer power provisions
August 12, 2020
On 12 May 2020, the South African Competition Commission (the Commission) published its enforcement policy on the new buyer power provisions of the South African competition regime.