African culture and tradition are vital factors in Africa, a vast continent with huge diversity of cultural norms and practices. There are great variations amongst its regions, countries and ethnic groups which need to be recognised and incorporated in order to harness the strengths and values of the African culture.
On the 23 April 2020 the President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that the full national lockdown that has been in place since 27 March, will shift to a system of alert levels to support the gradual phased recovery of economic activity, consisting of five alert levels.
This article is to provide rights holders, their legal advisers and anyone involved in the enforcement of IP rights in Africa with a thorough understanding of IP enforcement in Africa and of the possible solutions.