Lesotho
VAT-registered taxpayers must complete Lekuka rollout by 30 October 2026 under RSL’s signed extension; its website and awareness slides say compliant use by 1 November 2026. Prepare for the earlier date.
RSL · Lekuka
Hybrid
Tiiso: pilot
E-invoicing across Africa
Find the rules.
For your country.
Understand the tax authority’s rollout, the dates that matter and what your business must do.
Authority status and Tiiso availability are different things. Our first pilot is Lesotho; no connection is yet authority-certified for live fiscal use.
Read the illustrated guideExplore the map
Natural Earth geographic boundaries. Small countries have a locator dot. The country list gives the same information.
LiveRolling outAnnouncedConsulting
Country in focus: tap or hover a country to change
Lesotho
Rolling outHybrid
Tiiso: pilot
- LesothoHybrid · pilotRolling out
- EswatiniFiscal device · plannedRolling out
- BotswanaNot yet set · plannedAnnounced
- South AfricaNot yet set · plannedConsulting
- NamibiaNot yet set · plannedAnnounced
- KenyaReal-time reporting · plannedLive
- TanzaniaHybrid · plannedLive
- ZambiaReal-time reporting · plannedLive
- ZimbabweHybrid · plannedLive
- UgandaReal-time reporting · plannedLive
- RwandaReal-time reporting · plannedLive
- MalawiClearance · plannedLive
Country guides
Eswatini
ERS requires authorised fiscal devices and electronic VAT records; check the ERS instruction that applies to your business.
ERS · TaxCore
Fiscal device
Tiiso: planned
Botswana
Botswana has legislated electronic billing; the regulations defer system commencement to April 2027.
BURS · Electronic Billing System (EBS)
Not yet set
Tiiso: planned
South Africa
SARS is consulting on a digital VAT model; the consultation is not a new invoicing mandate.
SARS · Not yet announced
Not yet set
Tiiso: planned
Namibia
NamRA is procuring an e-invoicing system; procurement is not an operational business mandate.
NamRA · Not yet announced
Not yet set
Tiiso: planned
Kenya
eTIMS extends electronic invoice reporting beyond VAT-registered businesses.
KRA · eTIMS
Real-time reporting
Tiiso: planned
Tanzania
Use an approved fiscal device or software system where TRA’s receipt rules apply.
TRA · EFD / VFD
Hybrid
Tiiso: planned
Zambia
VAT taxpayers must use Smart Invoice; ZRA says standard penalties apply from 1 October 2024.
ZRA · Smart Invoice
Real-time reporting
Tiiso: planned
Zimbabwe
VAT operators must connect fiscal invoices to ZIMRA’s Fiscalisation Data Management System.
ZIMRA · FDMS
Hybrid
Tiiso: planned
Uganda
EFRIS covers VAT-registered businesses and designated sectors; check the rules for your trade.
URA · EFRIS
Real-time reporting
Tiiso: planned
Rwanda
Rwanda’s EBM rules cover taxable activities whether or not the business is VAT registered.
RRA · EBM
Real-time reporting
Tiiso: planned
Malawi
Malawi moved from fiscal hardware to EIS for VAT businesses from 1 May 2026.
MRA · Electronic Invoicing System (EIS)
Clearance
Tiiso: planned
Don’t see your country?
Tell us where your business operates.