Overview
What you will study
The Doing business in Africa - Legal frameworks course offered by University of Cape Town has been designed to assist interested parties in navigating their investment interests in Africa and equipping them with the legal framework for interacting with stakeholders.
It is expected that course participants will:
- Know what the challenges are in doing business in Africa.
- Gain knowledge of opportunities in formal, informal, and digital markets.
- Develop a legal toolkit for African business destinations.
- Develop an Africa focus skill set for professional development.
- Have access to continent-wide credible and verified resource providers.
Programme Structure
The program focuses on:
- Due diligence and market entry.
- Diverse business contexts and cultures.
- Company registration.
- Access to services like land and buildings (property acquisition and registration).
- Investment protection and promotion.
- Cross-border trade in Africa.
- Legal and judicial integration of business laws and their imperatives (OHADA, ERSUMA and Common Court of Justice and Arbitration).
- The future of business in Africa and external commercial relations.
- The AfCFTA and Investment in Africa (dispute settlement and digital trade).
- China-Africa Investments
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 3 days
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting
- Apply before
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- Registrations close three days before the course starts.
Language
Delivered
Disciplines
Business Law View 6 other Short Courses in Business Law in South AfricaAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
- The course will apply to corporate attorneys and legal consultants interested in the legal aspects of doing business in Africa, among others.
Tuition Fee
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International
2100 ZAR/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 2100 ZAR for the full programme during 3 days. -
National
2100 ZAR/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 2100 ZAR for the full programme during 3 days.