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African Legal Award winners 2024

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Court grants order to proceed with civil action against Equatorial Guinea blogger

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Nigeria bans Twitter in the country days after president's post is removed

Nigeria bans Twitter in the country days after president's post is removed

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Thomson Reuters and Juta announce strategic partnership to connect African lawyers to the world

Thomson Reuters and Juta announce strategic partnership to connect African lawyers to the world

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#BizTrends2021: Key industry group trends in post-pandemic Africa

#BizTrends2021: Key industry group trends in post-pandemic Africa

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Bizcommunity and NSP Consultants congratulate BizListing winners!

Bizcommunity and NSP Consultants congratulate BizListing winners!

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Who owns the copyright to AI... and its creative works?

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Leigh Andrews 3 Jun 2019

The world then and now, and how the way we protect our children needs to change

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Jessica Tennant 31 May 2019

#FairnessFirst: Why investigative journalism and media freedom matters

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Sun hotels square off in Namibia

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Source: © The Economic Times President-elect Donald Trump is making a U-turn on banning TikTok in the US

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Tunisia jails journalist Mohamed Boughalleb for 6 months

Tarek Amara 18 Apr 2024

Congolese journalist denied provisional release after months in detention

Ange Kasongo, Nellie Peyton and Bate Felix 29 Feb 2024

Congolese government will closely follow case of detained journalist -spokesperson

Alessandra Prentice 15 Sep 2023

Meta can be sued in Kenya by ex-content moderator, the country's court rules

Ayenat Mersie 7 Feb 2023

Image source: Maksim Kabakou –

Uganda court quashes part of law used against government critics

Elias Biryabarema 11 Jan 2023

Image source: Ron Lach from

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

Reece May 3 Nov 2022

Image source: Polina Tankilevitch from

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

Image source: Maksim Kabakou –

Zimbabwe court convicts, fines New York Times freelancer

Nyasha Chingono and Nelson Banya 14 Jun 2022

Source: Sergii Gnatiuk –

Court grants order to proceed with civil action against Equatorial Guinea blogger

2 Sep 2021

Nigeria bans Twitter in the country days after president's post is removed

Nigeria bans Twitter in the country days after president's post is removed

7 Jun 2021

Thomson Reuters and Juta announce strategic partnership to connect African lawyers to the world

Thomson Reuters and Juta announce strategic partnership to connect African lawyers to the world

Jackie Rhodes & Kamal Patel, Juta and Company 13 Apr 2021

#BizTrends2021: Key industry group trends in post-pandemic Africa

#BizTrends2021: Key industry group trends in post-pandemic Africa

Wildu du Plessis 6 Jan 2021

Bizcommunity and NSP Consultants congratulate BizListing winners!

Bizcommunity and NSP Consultants congratulate BizListing winners!

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Bizcommunity.com 2 Oct 2019

Top ratings for Biz Rate Card 2019

Top ratings for Biz Rate Card 2019

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Image credit: Jonathan Kemper on Unsplash.

Licensing royalties. Cost or marketing investment?

Alan Radmall 14 Aug 2019

Who owns the copyright to AI... and its creative works?

Who owns the copyright to AI... and its creative works?

Fatima Ameer-Mia and Lee Shacksnovis 5 Aug 2019

3 steps towards 'glass boxing' your company with a Biz Press Office

3 steps towards 'glass boxing' your company with a Biz Press Office

Bizcommunity.com 23 Jul 2019

Image source: Gallo/Getty.

#FairnessFirst: A picture tells a thousand words, but should it?

Leigh Andrews 3 Jun 2019

The world then and now, and how the way we protect our children needs to change

The world then and now, and how the way we protect our children needs to change

Jessica Tennant 31 May 2019

#FairnessFirst: Why investigative journalism and media freedom matters

#FairnessFirst: Why investigative journalism and media freedom matters

Leigh Andrews 12 Nov 2018

Corporate content should be part of your DNA

Corporate content should be part of your DNA

Bizcommunity.com 24 Oct 2018

Bizcommunity Recruitment in Africa Focus

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Power to the publisher or death to memes? The Copyright Directive debate...

Power to the publisher or death to memes? The Copyright Directive debate...

13 Sep 2018

Sun hotels square off in Namibia

Sun hotels square off in Namibia

Kareema Shaik 1 Jun 2018

Brand investment rises in East Africa

21 May 2018

Legally protecting your brand name in the social media age

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Facebook, Twitter not fully complying with consumer rules: EU

Facebook, Twitter not fully complying with consumer rules: EU

16 Feb 2018

21st Century Fox/Sky takeover thrown into doubt by UK regulator

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24 Jan 2018

Eight Uganda tabloid staff freed on bail

Eight Uganda tabloid staff freed on bail

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Bell Pottinger findings: ethics breached but 'white monopoly capital' not its creation

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Genevieve Quintal 4 Sep 2017

The second ‘Scramble for Africa' reveals need for IP rights protection

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Kelly Thompson 31 Mar 2017

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