07/11/2025
[ IN THIS WEEK'S IBA LEGALBRIEF AFRICA ]
Several African countries breathed a sigh of relief after global money laundering watchdog, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), removed them from its greylist on Friday. FATF said South Africa, Nigeria, Mozambique and Burkina Faso, which had been subjected to increased monitoring, had been removed after ‘successful on-site visits’ that showed ‘positive progress’ in addressing shortcomings within agreed timeframes.
In South Africa, ongoing testimony about criminal syndicates’ infiltration into the criminal justice system has implicated Gauteng Acting Judge President Aubrey Ledwaba and Pretoria Chief Magistrate Vusimuzi Mahlangu, prompting calls for them to take special leave, pending the hearings.
And the Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) has warned of growing autocracy in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) amid repression in Tanzania ahead of elections. SALC has written to Peter Mutharika, chairperson of the SADC Organ on Politics, Defence & Security Co-operation, raising urgent concerns about the deteriorating democratic space in Tanzania as the country approaches its general elections on 29 October 2025.
Attorneys can now issue legal briefs digitally to available advocates selected according to client preference, thanks to what is being billed as a world-first innovation. The Johannesburg Society of Advocates launched AuxBrief in Johannesburg on Saturday, with Vezi De Beer Inc issuing digital briefs from its client Standard Bank, live, to a pool of junior advocates.
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