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JUDICIARY: MINISTER UNPACKS INSTITUTIONA...
- 15 July 2026
- Justice & Constitutional Development
On 1 April 2026, the Office of the Chief Justice became responsible for several court administration...
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JUSTICE: GUIDELINES PUBLISHED ON TRANSPO...
- 15 July 2026
- Justice & Constitutional Development
Guidelines have been published on the transportation of children in conflict with the law. They seek...
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THE NEW CORPORATE GUARDRAILS: THE COMPA...
- 15 July 2026
- CIPC
Deep-dive guide into the Companies Amendment Acts, the CIPC beneficial ownership hard-stop, pay-gap...
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INTERNATIONAL CARTELS: COMPETITION COMMI...
- 13 July 2026
- Trade, Industry & Competition
According to the Competition Commission, a recent Constitutional Court ruling on international carte...
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MONEY LAUNDERING & TERRORISM FINANCING:...
- 10 July 2026
- Parliament
Written submissions are sought on the General Laws (Anti-Money Laundering & Combating Terrorism Fina...
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CHILD JUSTICE: DIRECTIVE ISSUED ON RANGE...
- 10 July 2026
- Justice & Constitutional Development
A directive has been issued under the Child Justice Act dealing with a range of issues in addition t...
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PETROLEUM RESOURCES: DRAFT STRATEGIC STO...
- 10 July 2026
- Minerals & Energy
A draft policy on strategic petroleum stock recently released for public comment seeks to replace th...
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COPYRIGHT & PERFORMERS’ PROTECTION AMEND...
- 09 July 2026
- Justice & Constitutional Development
The Presidency has yet to issue a statement on a 26 June 2026 Constitutional Court ruling declaring...
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JUSTICE: BILL REPEALING 149 PRE-1994 LAW...
- 08 July 2026
- Justice & Constitutional Development
A Bill seeking to repeal certain pre-1994 statutes is expected to be tabled in Parliament soon. It f...
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TRADITIONAL & KHOI-SAN LEADERSHIP BILL:...
- 06 July 2026
- Parliament
Written submissions are sought on the Traditional & Khoi-San Leadership Bill, which will eventually...
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MAGISTRATES’ COURTS RULES: CIVIL APPEALS...
- 03 July 2026
- Courts
The Rules Board for Courts of Law is considering consolidating two Magistrates Courts sub-rules affe...
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ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT: DAMAGE-CAUSING...
- 02 July 2026
- Environmental Law
Draft guidelines on managing damage-causing animals have been gazetted for public comment. They incl...
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ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS: NUMBERING PLA...
- 01 July 2026
- Communications & Digital Technologies
The fourth set of amendments to Electronic Communications Act numbering plan regulations have been g...
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IN THE SPOTLIGHT: KEY BILLS IN PARLIAMEN...
- 01 July 2026
- In the Spotlight
SA Legal Academy updates readers on the status of several pieces of legislation that have been befor...
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BILLS BEING PROCESSED IN PARLIAMENT (30...
- 30 June 2026
- Parliament
SA Legal Academy brings you a list of Bills before Parliament on 30 June 2026. A link to each Bill i...
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OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUBLIC COMMENT (open d...
- 30 June 2026
- Opportunities for Public Comment
SA Legal Academy brings you a list of key national government proposals and new legislation still op...
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LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS: INPUT SOUGHT...
- 30 June 2026
- Electoral Law
Input is sought on a draft code of conduct intended to counter disinformation during the upcoming lo...
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INDIVIDUAL ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS NET...
- 29 June 2026
- Communications & Digital Technologies
ICASA has confirmed that an inquiry into the merits or otherwise of licensing individual electronic...
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AARTO ACT: MUNICIPALITY-SPECIFIC COMMENC...
- 29 June 2026
- New Legislation
Certain sections of the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences Act and amending legisl...
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SIGN LANGUAGE: CONSTITUTION 18th AMENDME...
- 26 June 2026
- New Legislation
Section 6 of the Constitution has been amended to include South African sign language in the list of...
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FRANCHISE MARKET INQUIRY: INPUT SOUGHT O...
- 26 June 2026
- Trade, Industry & Competition
The Competition Commission has called for public comments on terms of reference for a franchise mark...
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PARLIAMENT: JUSTICE COMMITTEE CALLS FOR...
- 26 June 2026
- Parliament
Written submissions are sought on three Bills with implications for international criminal justice,...
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NATIONAL WATER AMENDMENT BILL: PARLIAMEN...
- 25 June 2026
- Parliament
Written submissions are sought on a National Water Amendment Bill seeking to ‘ensure that the nation...
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CROSS-BORDER PAYMENT FACILITATORS: INPUT...
- 25 June 2026
- Financial Sector
The South African Reserve Bank has called for public comments on two sets of proposals for regulatin...
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