In this episode of Covington’s Life Sciences Audiocast, Mosa Mkhize and Deon Govender discuss Regulatory and policy developments from South Africa: SAHPRA’s proposed Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) policy and its potential impact on license holders for medicines and medical devices

Mosa Mkhize
Mosa Mkhize is a policy advisor and leads the firm’s Africa Public Policy Practice. Drawing on her experience both in government and in various roles in the private sector, Mosa provides strategic policy and regulatory advice to clients doing business with and across Africa. Mosa does so by leveraging close to two decades of experience in international trade, public policy and government affairs.
Mosa assists clients on a broad range of issues including advocacy, strategic policy, regulatory, and dispute resolution advice in various sectors, including technology, energy and life sciences. In addition to this, Mosa’s capabilities include building strategic relationships and coalitions in support of smart technologies. Furthermore, she is currently working with government officials, private corporations, academia, and the general public on the development of regulations and policies that will bring about an enabling environment for digital transformation and economic growth in Africa.
EU Talking Life Sciences Audiocast: Developments in the African Medicines Agency and Regulatory Convergence
In this episode of Covington’s Life Sciences Audiocast, Mosa Mkhize and Grant Castle discuss developments in the African Medicines Agency and regulatory convergence.
EU Talking Life Sciences Audiocast: WHO Prequalification Procedures in Africa
In this episode of Covington’s Life Sciences Audiocast, Mosa Mkhize and Roderick Dirkzwager discuss WHO prequalification procedures in Africa.

EMA announces €10 million of funding to support the establishment of the African Medicines Agency
On 26 January 2024, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) announced that it has received a €10 million grant from the European Commission to support regulatory systems in Africa, and in particular for the setting up of the African Medicines Agency (AMA). Although still in its early stages as an agency…
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