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Mauritius' former central bank governor released on bailVillen Anganan

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After termination, are staff preferential interest rates up for debate?

By Terry Mwango, Quinter Okuta, Charles Omondi Oyeng and Kelsey Naluende 2 days

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Zimbabwe scraps the death penalty – tracking the path to abolition

By Carolyn Hoyle and Parvais Jabbar 3 Jan 2025

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MTN Ghana hit with bill of $773m for back taxes

MTN Ghana hit with bill of $773m for back taxes

16 Jan 2023

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Uganda court quashes part of law used against government critics

Elias Biryabarema 11 Jan 2023

Botswana's former President Ian Khama returns to his seat after giving a speech during the Botswana-South Africa Bi-National Commission (BNC) in Pretoria, South Africa, 11 November 2016. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

Botswana's ex-president Khama asks court to set aside arrest warrant

Brian Benza 6 Jan 2023

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Biz Most Read Award winners December 2022

Bizcommunity.com 4 Jan 2023

Image: Tunisia's President Kais Saied attends the China-Arab summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 9 December 2022. Saudi Press Agency/Handout via Reuters

Three prominent opponents of Tunisian president say they are under investigation

Tarek Amara 3 Jan 2023

Source: Reuters.

Angolan court orders seizure of dos Santos's assets

Catarina Demony 29 Dec 2022

Source: Reuters.

Gambia lawmakers say Maiden to blame for child kidney injury deaths

22 Dec 2022

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Deadline to register IP rights with Kenyan authorities looms

Bernadette Versfeld 8 Dec 2022

Biz Most Read Award winners November 2022

Biz Most Read Award winners November 2022

Bizcommunity.com 1 Dec 2022

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Malawi vice president arrested over corruption, says graft watchdog

Frank Phiri and Bhargav Acharya 25 Nov 2022

Kenya's Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua in Nairobi, Kenya, File. Reuters/Monicah Mwangi/File Photo

Kenyan court drops $60m corruption case against deputy president

Humphrey Malalo 11 Nov 2022

PMI event sponsorship "tantamount to tobacco advertising" - civil society orgs

PMI event sponsorship "tantamount to tobacco advertising" - civil society orgs

7 Nov 2022

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Legal dos and dont's: Influencers' guide to Comesa regulations

Reece May 3 Nov 2022

Biz Most Read Award winners October 2022

Biz Most Read Award winners October 2022

Bizcommunity.com 1 Nov 2022

Uganda court hands life sentence to man caught with elephant ivory

Uganda court hands life sentence to man caught with elephant ivory

Elias Biryabarema 21 Oct 2022

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Media groups ask Uganda's top court to scrap law over free speech fears

Elias Biryabarema 18 Oct 2022

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni attends a news conference following talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Entebbe, Uganda 26 July 2022. Russian Foreign Ministry/Handout via Reuters

Ugandan president signs law critics say will stifle free speech

Elias Biryabarema 14 Oct 2022

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Gambia police link child deaths to cough syrup imported by US firm

Sofia Christensen 12 Oct 2022

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Lindt's chocolate bunny trade mark win shows shape matters to consumers

Enrico Bonadio and Alina Trapova 12 Oct 2022

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Burkina Faso court finds execs at Trevali mine guilty of involuntary manslaughter

Burkina Faso court finds execs at Trevali mine guilty of involuntary manslaughter

15 Sep 2022

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Final extension for Zim Exemption Permits

Nivaani Moodley and Bianca Rutherfoord-Jones 7 Sep 2022

Environmental impact assessments don't work in Nigeria: here's why

Environmental impact assessments don't work in Nigeria: here's why

Synda Obaji 7 Sep 2022

Image: Kenya's Supreme Court judges led by Chief Justice Martha Koome flanked by her deputy, Philomena Mwilu and Supreme Court judge Mohammed Ibrahim attend the final hearing day over a petition seeking to invalidate the outcome of the recent presidential election, at the Supreme Court in Nairobi, Kenya 2 September 2022. Reuters/Thomas Mukoya

Kenya's top court to rule on disputed presidential election

Aaron Ross 5 Sep 2022

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SA Comp Commission, Egyptian Competition Authority sign MoU to increase collaboration

1 Sep 2022

August 2022 marks 21 years of Bizcommunity!

August 2022 marks 21 years of Bizcommunity!

Bizcommunity.com 29 Aug 2022

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SA's top insurers raided on suspicion of price fixing, collusion

Promit Mukherjee 25 Aug 2022

Source: Reuters.

Biden signs historic inflation act

Nandita Bose and Steve Holland 19 Aug 2022

Johnson & Johnson to stop sale of talcum baby powder globally

Johnson & Johnson to stop sale of talcum baby powder globally

15 Aug 2022

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MTN Ghana hit with bill of $773m for back taxes

ICTMTN Ghana hit with bill of $773m for back taxes

16 Jan 2023

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LegalUganda court quashes part of law used against government critics

Elias Biryabarema 11 Jan 2023

Botswana's former President Ian Khama returns to his seat after giving a speech during the Botswana-South Africa Bi-National Commission (BNC) in Pretoria, South Africa, 11 November 2016. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko

LegalBotswana's ex-president Khama asks court to set aside arrest warrant

Brian Benza 6 Jan 2023

Biz Most Read Award winners December 2022

Marketing & MediaBiz Most Read Award winners December 2022

Bizcommunity.com 4 Jan 2023

Image: Tunisia's President Kais Saied attends the China-Arab summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 9 December 2022. Saudi Press Agency/Handout via Reuters

LegalThree prominent opponents of Tunisian president say they are under investigation

Tarek Amara 3 Jan 2023

Source: Reuters.

LegalAngolan court orders seizure of dos Santos's assets

Catarina Demony 29 Dec 2022

Source: Reuters.

LegalGambia lawmakers say Maiden to blame for child kidney injury deaths

22 Dec 2022

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LegalDeadline to register IP rights with Kenyan authorities looms

Bernadette Versfeld 8 Dec 2022

Biz Most Read Award winners November 2022

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Bizcommunity.com 1 Dec 2022

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LegalMalawi vice president arrested over corruption, says graft watchdog

Frank Phiri and Bhargav Acharya 25 Nov 2022

Kenya's Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua in Nairobi, Kenya, File. Reuters/Monicah Mwangi/File Photo

LegalKenyan court drops $60m corruption case against deputy president

Humphrey Malalo 11 Nov 2022

PMI event sponsorship "tantamount to tobacco advertising" - civil society orgs

RetailPMI event sponsorship "tantamount to tobacco advertising" - civil society orgs

7 Nov 2022

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LegalLegal dos and dont's: Influencers' guide to Comesa regulations

Reece May 3 Nov 2022

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Bizcommunity.com 1 Nov 2022

Uganda court hands life sentence to man caught with elephant ivory

ESG & SustainabilityUganda court hands life sentence to man caught with elephant ivory

Elias Biryabarema 21 Oct 2022

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LegalMedia groups ask Uganda's top court to scrap law over free speech fears

Elias Biryabarema 18 Oct 2022

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni attends a news conference following talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Entebbe, Uganda 26 July 2022. Russian Foreign Ministry/Handout via Reuters

LegalUgandan president signs law critics say will stifle free speech

Elias Biryabarema 14 Oct 2022

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HealthcareGambia police link child deaths to cough syrup imported by US firm

Sofia Christensen 12 Oct 2022

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RetailLindt's chocolate bunny trade mark win shows shape matters to consumers

Enrico Bonadio and Alina Trapova 12 Oct 2022

Biz Most Read Award winners September 2022

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Bizcommunity.com 3 Oct 2022

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Burkina Faso court finds execs at Trevali mine guilty of involuntary manslaughter

Energy & MiningBurkina Faso court finds execs at Trevali mine guilty of involuntary manslaughter

15 Sep 2022

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LegalFinal extension for Zim Exemption Permits

Nivaani Moodley and Bianca Rutherfoord-Jones 7 Sep 2022

Environmental impact assessments don't work in Nigeria: here's why

ESG & SustainabilityEnvironmental impact assessments don't work in Nigeria: here's why

Synda Obaji 7 Sep 2022

Image: Kenya's Supreme Court judges led by Chief Justice Martha Koome flanked by her deputy, Philomena Mwilu and Supreme Court judge Mohammed Ibrahim attend the final hearing day over a petition seeking to invalidate the outcome of the recent presidential election, at the Supreme Court in Nairobi, Kenya 2 September 2022. Reuters/Thomas Mukoya

LegalKenya's top court to rule on disputed presidential election

Aaron Ross 5 Sep 2022

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LegalSA Comp Commission, Egyptian Competition Authority sign MoU to increase collaboration

1 Sep 2022

August 2022 marks 21 years of Bizcommunity!

Marketing & MediaAugust 2022 marks 21 years of Bizcommunity!

Bizcommunity.com 29 Aug 2022

Source: Reuters/Mike Hutchings

FinanceSA's top insurers raided on suspicion of price fixing, collusion

Promit Mukherjee 25 Aug 2022

Source: Reuters.

LegalBiden signs historic inflation act

Nandita Bose and Steve Holland 19 Aug 2022

Johnson & Johnson to stop sale of talcum baby powder globally

RetailJohnson & Johnson to stop sale of talcum baby powder globally

15 Aug 2022

Biz Most Read Award winners July 2022

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Bizcommunity.com 1 Aug 2022

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LegalUS and Kenya sign strategic trade and investment partnership

Virusha Subban 29 Jul 2022

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LegalKenya: Country-by-country reporting thresholds introduced from 1 January 2023

Francis Mayebe 21 Jul 2022

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FinanceFlutterwave's accounts frozen in Kenya over money laundering claims

8 Jul 2022

Biz Most Read Award winners June 2022

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Shell says its Nigeria asset sale not affected by court ruling

Energy & MiningShell says its Nigeria asset sale not affected by court ruling

Camillus Eboh, Tife Owolabi, and MacDonald Dzirutwe 22 Jun 2022

Glencore subsidiary pleads guilty in Britain to bribery

Energy & MiningGlencore subsidiary pleads guilty in Britain to bribery

Kirstin Ridley 21 Jun 2022

Many Zimbabweans may find themselves unlawfully in the country from 1 January 2023, unless the Helen Suzman Foundation wins a case it has launched. Archive photo: Joseph Chirume / GroundUp

LegalUnderstanding the Zimbabwean permit case

Tania Broughton 20 Jun 2022

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LegalZimbabwe court convicts, fines New York Times freelancer

Nyasha Chingono and Nelson Banya 14 Jun 2022

Image: Demonstrators protest outside of an airport perimeter fence against a planned deportation of asylum seekers from Britain to Rwanda, at Gatwick Airport near Crawley, Britain, 12 June 2022. Reuters/Toby Melville

LegalUK courts to hear last-minute appeals to stop first Rwanda deportation flight leaving

Andrew MacAskill 13 Jun 2022