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ECONOMIC REGULATION OF TRANSPORT ACT: IN...

Sections of the Economic Regulation of Transport Act establishing a single, consolidated regulator w...


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CRYPTO ASSETS: FIC ISSUES ELECTRONIC TRA...

A Financial Intelligence Centre scheduled to come into force in April 2025 has implications for tran...


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CUSTOMARY INITIATION: DRAFT REGULATIONS...

Draft regulations under the Customary Initiation Act, 2021, recently gazetted for input focus on the...


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CAPTIVE LION INDUSTRY: LATEST DEVELOPMEN...

Two notices affecting captive lion industry operations include opportunities for stakeholder input....


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PUBLIC SECTOR ACCOUNTING STANDARDS: 2nd...

National Treasury has called for comments on draft regulations first released in October 2024. Once...


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GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE: ACT ESTABLISHING...

The National Council on Gender-Based Violence & Femicide Act is now in force, providing the institut...


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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: POLICY DEVELOPM...

Stakeholders still have until 29 November 2024 to comment on what appears to be a draft AI policy fr...


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Discussion documents on three sets of tax policy proposals have been released for public comment. Th...


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TAX, RATES AND REVENUE BILLS: NCOP COMMI...

Stakeholders have one more opportunity to make submissions on the 2024/25 tax, rates and revenue Bil...


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SABC BILL OFFICIALLY WITHDRAWN FOLLOWING...

The SABC Bill has been withdrawn in a backdated media statement from Communications & Digital Techno...


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MARINE OIL POLLUTION: SUBMISSIONS SOUGHT...

Stakeholders have one more opportunity to make submissions on a Marine Oil Pollution (Preparedness,...


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COMMUNITY SERVICE: DA PROPOSES BILL ON A...

Input is sought on DA proposals for addressing the healthcare graduate community service and interns...


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REMOTE GAMBLING: DA CALLS FOR COMMENTS O...

The Democratic Alliance intends tabling a revised version of the Remote Gambling Bill introduced in...


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COALITION GOVERNMENT: DA's STABILISING B...

Input is sought on two pieces of proposed new legislation intended to stabilise dysfunctional coalit...


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WASTE MANAGEMENT: AMENDMENTS TO TWO SETS...

Amendments have been made to waste classification and waste-to-landfill regulations under the Nation...


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TOBACCO BILL: NEDLAC SOCIAL PARTNERS TO...

The Department of Health is now required to ‘substantially’ consult its social partners in NEDLAC on...


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WASTE MANAGEMENT: MORE CHANGES PROPOSED...

Draft amendments to the extended producer responsibility regulations have been revised again, with i...


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TOWNSHIP ECONOMIES: STANDARD MUNICIPAL B...

Municipalities have been tasked with preparing by-laws to more effectively regulate the establishmen...


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WASTE MANAGEMENT: EXTENDED PRODUCER RESP...

The extended producer responsibility (EPR) regulations have been amended to remove the 60-day timefr...


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National Treasury has called for technical tax proposals for possible inclusion in Annexure C of the...


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‘ANTI-CORRUPTION COMMISSION’ BILL TABLED

A Constitution 21st Amendment Bill recently tabled in Parliament seeks to establish an Anti-Corrupti...


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SOCIAL SECURITY: SLOW PROGRESS WITH POLI...

Finalising a White Paper on social security reform could take longer than expected, according to Soc...


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EMERGENCY NUMBERS: ICASA TO PHASE OUT 10...

With a view to making 112 the ‘the exclusive national public emergency number’, the Independent Comm...


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FSCA: INPUT SOUGHT ON 2025/26 FEE AND LE...

The Financial Sector Conduct Authority’s fee and levy proposals for 2025/26 have been released for p...


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