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PARLIAMENT: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY PASSES DEL...
- 14 January 2026
- Parliament
The 2025/26 tax Bills and Adjustments Appropriation Bill have finally been passed by the National As...
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MONEY LAUNDERING, TERRORISM FINANCING: E...
- 13 January 2026
- National Treasury
Prompted by the October 2025 Financial Action Task Force decision to remove South Africa from its gr...
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ANC ANNIVERSARY STATEMENT FOCUSES ON FIX...
- 10 January 2026
- General Interest
Traditionally understood to identify issues likely to feature in the next State of the Nation Addres...
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GOVERNMENT WATERWORKS & SURROUNDING STAT...
- 08 January 2026
- Water & Sanitation
Almost a month after gazetting a notice calling for input on unavailable draft regulations, the docu...
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MERCHANT SHIPPING: INPUT SOUGHT ON FISHE...
- 06 January 2026
- Transport
Input is sought on four sets of draft regulations under the Merchant Shipping Act affecting fishing...
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TAXATION: FINAL OPPORTUNITY FOR INPUT ON...
- 06 January 2026
- Parliament
Written submissions are sought on the 2025/26 Taxation Laws Amendment Bill, Tax Administration Laws...
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COMPETITION ACT: ENERGY USER BLOCK EXEMP...
- 05 January 2026
- Trade, Industry & Competition
A May 2023 block exemption from certain sections of the Competition Act applicable to qualifying ene...
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IN THE SPOTLIGHT: ‘SECRECY’ AND RICA AME...
- 31 December 2025
- In the Spotlight
SA Legal Academy brings you an update on two controversial pieces of proposed new legislation passed...
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BILLS BEING PROCESSED IN PARLIAMENT (31...
- 31 December 2025
- Parliament
SA Legal Academy brings you a list of all Bills before Parliament at the end of its fourth term for...
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OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUBLIC COMMENT (open d...
- 31 December 2025
- 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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REVENUE LAWS AMENDMENT ACT 2024: NEW STA...
- 24 December 2025
- National Treasury
In the context of two-pot retirement savings and associated opt-in seed calculations, a starting dat...
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JUSTICE: MORE AMENDMENTS TO HIGH, MAGIST...
- 24 December 2025
- Courts
Among other things, amendments to the High Court rules in force from 30 January 2026 have significan...
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FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE CENTRE: ADDITIONA...
- 22 December 2025
- Financial Sector
Input is sought on additional registration information proposals affecting accountable institutions...
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PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS: STOCKHOLM...
- 19 December 2025
- Environmental Law
Input is sought on draft regulations consolidating two sets already in place on persistent organic p...
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TRADITIONAL COURTS: INPUT SOUGHT ON DRAF...
- 19 December 2025
- Justice & Constitutional Development
In anticipation of the Traditional Courts Act’s commencement, draft regulations are now available fo...
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WASTE MANAGEMENT: DRAFT FIVE-YEAR STRATE...
- 19 December 2025
- Environmental Law
A draft national five-year waste management strategy recently gazetted for public comment adds six n...
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INTERNATIONAL MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS:...
- 18 December 2025
- Communications & Digital Technologies
ICASA has gazetted a revised draft international mobile telecommunications roadmap for public commen...
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TAX BILLS IN LIMBO AS PARLIAMENT RISES F...
- 18 December 2025
- Parliament
Three Bills giving effect to tax and rates proposals in the 2025/26 Budget were still being processe...
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IMMIGRATION AND TRANSPORT ECONOMIC REGUL...
- 17 December 2025
- Parliament
Parliament has passed the Immigration Amendment Bill, in line with Constitutional Court rulings on t...
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RESERVED POSTAL SERVICES: MINISTERIAL DI...
- 15 December 2025
- Communications & Digital Technologies
According to a recently gazetted ministerial directive, small parcels are excluded from South Africa...
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INTERGOVERNMENTAL, MONITORING, SUPPORT &...
- 15 December 2025
- Parliament
Written submissions are sought on the Intergovernmental, Monitoring, Support & Interventions Bill, w...
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RULES OF COURT: INPUT SOUGHT ON SIX AMEN...
- 15 December 2025
- Courts
Six more sets of draft amendments to rules on court proceedings have been released for public commen...
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ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS: ICASA ISSUED...
- 12 December 2025
- Communications & Digital Technologies
The Independent Communications Authority of SA has been issued with a policy directive requiring the...
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CITIZENSHIP, IMMIGRATION & REFUGEE PROTE...
- 12 December 2025
- Home Affairs
A draft revised White Paper on citizenship, immigration and refugee protection has been gazetted for...
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