A number of complications arise with cross-border transactions, such as jurisdictional issues for example.

OAPI in collaboration with the Intellectual Property Rights and Innovation in Africa (AfrIPI) project and the Project to Support the Implementation of Geographical Indications (GI)...

South Africa has introduced a mandatory pre-export verification programme requiring certain Chinese imports to obtain Certificates of Conformity from September 2026.

After that has been achieved the AfCFTA will develop towards a customs union.

As the African Continental Free Trade Area accelerates implementation and intra-African trade volumes grow, recent Financial Action Task Force developments highlight both the urgency and complexity...

The ongoing Finance Indaba in Johannesburg demonstrates that there remains significant interest in investment in Africa beyond the mining and natural resources sectors...

Against the backdrop of the recent ratification of the African Continental Free Trade Area which potentially makes Africa the largest free trade area in the world, the continent's agribusiness sector has caught the attention of global investors.

While the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCTA) is built off the continent's eight Regional Economic Communities (RECs), it remains of interest how it will operate relative to these groupings...

The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCTA) was established in 2018, with 54 of Africa's 55 countries signing the agreement after three years of meetings and negotiations.

In November 2019, Adams & Adams partner, Stephen Hollis, and Africa Practice Manager, Menzi Maboyi,) travelled to Accra to visit our Associate Office, as well as the Ghana Registry.

The African Continental Free Trade Agreement ("AfCFTA") entered into force on 30 May 2019 following the approval by the minimum required 22 countries.

There is unconscious biasness that individuals travelling abroad or to RSA need not declare personal effects, that is a big mistake or error of judgement: take note of the following.

The release of the new Incoterms® 2020 is a much-welcomed development for international trade. This article discusses the key differences between Incoterms® 2010 and Incoterms® 2020.

In cross-border contracts involving South African concerns and various foreign parties, most often one or other of such foreign parties are unfamiliar with South African law and the South African legal system.

The South African Plant Improvement Act No. 11 of 2018 (the "Act") came into operation on 1 December 2025 (the previous Plant Improvement Act No. 53 of 1976 is now repealed).

The DTI has itself acknowledged that there may exist multinationals that have global practices which prevent them from diluting their ownership and complying with the ownership element required of B-BBEE.

In 2020 the South African Revenue Service (SARS) took a significant leap towards modernising its operations and enhancing the efficiency of its customs procedures.

African companies are often very stringent when it comes to legal compliance (particularly in respect of joint ventures).

The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCTA) came into operation earlier this year, with the broad intentions of boosting trade and reducing extreme poverty on the continent.

With tough times prevailing in the rest of the world, Africa continues to be a popular destination for international capital.