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A recently issued Department of Employment & Labour media statement has unpacked plans for amending...


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LEGAL PRACTICE COUNCIL: TWO MORE RULES A...

Legal Practice Council Rules 5.2 and 21.4 on examinations have been amended, while input is sought o...


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IN THE SPOTLIGHT: THE 2025/26 BUDGET REV...

SA Legal Academy brings you an update on the process of revising legislation affected by the reversa...


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SA Legal Academy brings you a list of all Bills now before Parliament, including information on thos...


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OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUBLIC COMMENT (open d...

SA Legal Academy brings you a list of key national government proposals and new legislation still op...


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A Performing Animals Protection Amendment Bill recently tabled in Parliament seeks to ensure that ‘p...


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ELECTRONIC VOTING: IEC CALLS FOR INPUT O...

Input is sought on an e-voting discussion document prepared by the Independent Electoral Commission,...


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TRANSPORT APPEAL TRIBUNAL AMENDMENT ACT...

A Transport Appeal Tribunal Amendment Act has been gazetted but will only be operationalised over ti...


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A National Treasury media statement on the reversal of the controversial VAT increase also outlines...


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PENSION FUNDS: RETAIL FUNDS EXEMPTION PR...

Input is sought on Financial Sector Conduct Authority proposal for exempting retirement annuity and...


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WASTE MANAGEMENT: REGULATIONS AFFECTING...

Input is sought on draft amendments to the waste management regulations. Affecting private entities...


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SOCIAL RELIEF OF DISTRESS GRANT INCREASE...

The monthly social relief of distress grant in place since April 2022 has been increased with immedi...


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Regulations in place since 2018 under the Protection of Personal Information Act have been amended....


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SATELLITE SERVICES INQUIRY: FINDINGS DOC...

The outcome of a recent Independent Communications Authority of South Africa inquiry into satellite...


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Merchant Shipping Bill stakeholders now have another opportunity to make written submissions. This f...


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Two Bills seeking to address various levels of municipal and provincial government dysfunction have...


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RENEWABLE ENERGY: MASTER PLAN FINALLY PU...

The renewable energy master plan approved by Cabinet on 26 March 2025 is now available. Published by...


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Regulations and sectoral determinations giving effect to recently commenced sections of the 2022 Emp...


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UPSTREAM PETROLEUM RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT...

Input is sought on draft regulations under the Upstream Petroleum Resources Development Act, which a...


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SCRAP METAL: PRICE PREFERENCE SYSTEM UND...

In the light of ‘alleged challenges … faced by the integrated steel value chain’, the scrap metal, f...


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WASTE MANAGEMENT: ABSORBENT HYGIENE PROD...

Input is sought on a draft strategy for the recovery, treatment and recycling of used absorbent hygi...


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LOCAL GOVERNMENT: WHITE PAPER REVIEW UND...

input is sought on a local government White Paper review discussion document developed with the aim...


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CANNABIS SATIVA L PRODUCTS: PROHIBITION...

The controversial 7 March 2025 regulations banning products containing Cannabis Sativa L have been w...


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NATIONAL RADIO FREQUENCY PLAN: 2025 ITER...

The 2025 iteration of ICASA’s national radio frequency plan has been released for public comment. Am...


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