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Latest News
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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REDEFINING DISMISSAL: OPERATIONAL REALIT...
- 25 June 2026
- Labour Law
Avoid costly CCMA awards. Master Section 189 vs 189A, the Buthelezi principle for fixed-term contrac...
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TOBACCO PRODUCTS BILL: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY...
- 24 June 2026
- Parliament
The Tobacco Products & Electronic Delivery Systems Control Bill has passed the routine parliamentary...
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ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS AMENDMENT BILL...
- 23 June 2026
- Parliament
Written submissions are sought on an Electronic Communications Amendment Bill seeking, among other t...
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PETROLEUM COMPANY BILL: NATIONAL ASSEMBL...
- 19 June 2026
- Parliament
In anticipation of parliamentary hearings, written submissions are sought on the South African Natio...
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MERCHANT SHIPPING ACT: DANGEROUS GOODS R...
- 19 June 2026
- Transport
Regulations under the Merchant Shipping Act dealing with dangerous goods have been amended. Among ot...
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VOTER REGISTRATION: EFF TO TABLE ELECTOR...
- 19 June 2026
- Electoral Law
Input is sought on EFF proposals for the contents of an Electoral Matters Amendment Bill intended to...
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JUDICIAL MATTERS: GUIDELINES GAZETTED ON...
- 18 June 2026
- Courts
Guidelines have been gazetted on the appointment of acting judges in the ‘superior courts, the Supre...
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OCCUPATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS: TRANSITIONA...
- 15 June 2026
- Education & Training
‘Legacy’ pre-2009 qualifications requiring ‘targeted extensions’ of between six to twenty-four month...
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FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE CENTRE ACT: DRAFT...
- 12 June 2026
- Financial Sector
Input is sought on draft guidelines with implications for due diligence and risk assessment obligati...
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BUSINESS RESCUE PRACTITIONERS: LICENCE S...
- 12 June 2026
- Trade, Industry & Competition
The Companies & Intellectual Property Commission has prescribed grounds for the suspension or revoca...
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MONEY LAUNDERING & TERRORIST FINANCING:...
- 12 June 2026
- National Treasury
Amendments to Financial Intelligence Centre Act regulations now in force focus on the cross-border c...
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JUSTICE SYSTEM: MINISTER OUTLINES IMMINE...
- 10 June 2026
- Courts
The names of divisions of the High Court with sufficient infrastructure to include certain magisteri...
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COMMISSIONS OF INQUIRY: CRIMINAL JUSTICE...
- 09 June 2026
- Justice & Constitutional Development
Presidential proclamations have amended the Madlanga and Khampepe commissions of inquirys’ terms of...
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THE BUSY VS. PROFITABLE TRAP: RE-ENGINEE...
- 09 June 2026
- Practice Management
Learn how to improve law firm profitability in South Africa. Identify revenue leaks, optimize mandat...
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FINANCIAL SECTOR LEVIES: DRAFT AMENDMENT...
- 08 June 2026
- Financial Sector
Input is sought on proposed adjustments to schedules under the Financial Sector & Deposit Insurance...
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LONG-TERM INSURANCE: UDM’s AMENDMENT BIL...
- 08 June 2026
- Financial Sector
A Long-term Insurance Amendment Bill has been tabled in Parliament. Developed by the UDM, among othe...
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INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT: REVISED STRATEGY...
- 08 June 2026
- Trade, Industry & Competition
A revised industrial development strategy has been published as government’s response to a ‘rapidly...
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TOWNSHIP & RURAL ECONOMIES: DRAFT POLICY...
- 05 June 2026
- Small Business Development
Input is sought on a draft policy for township and rural economy development and revitalisation. It...
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FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE CENTRE ACT: MORE...
- 05 June 2026
- New Legislation
Four more sections of the Financial Intelligence Centre Act are scheduled to come into effect on 1 J...
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