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JUDICIAL EDUCATION INSTITUTE ACT TO BE A...
- 20 October 2025
- Justice & Constitutional Development
A Judicial Education Institute Amendment Bill to be tabled in Parliament shortly will seek to addres...
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CONSUMER COMMISSION: JULY 2011 ENFORCEME...
- 20 October 2025
- Trade, Industry & Competition
Consumer Protection Act enforcement guidelines in place since July 2011 have been withdrawn.
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CORRUPTION: SIU CALLS FOR INPUT ON DRAFT...
- 17 October 2025
- Safety and Security
The Special Investigation Unit has released a draft framework for corruption-related risk management...
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‘BABY SAVER’ FACILITIES: DRAFT DA BILL O...
- 17 October 2025
- Social Development
Input is sought on DA proposals for amending the Children’s Act to recognise and regulate ‘baby save...
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PUBLIC PROCUREMENT: INPUT SOUGHT ON DRAF...
- 17 October 2025
- Trade, Industry & Competition
In anticipation of tabling a Public Procurement Amendment Bill in Parliament, Democratic Alliance MP...
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ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH: NATIONAL NORMS & S...
- 17 October 2025
- Health & Safety
The 2015 national norms and standards for environmental health have been replaced with a comprehensi...
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MERCHANT SHIPPING BILL, 2023: CABINET AP...
- 16 October 2025
- Transport
The 2023 Merchant Shipping Bill is to be withdrawn, allowing the Department of Transport more time t...
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NAVIGATING DISCIPLINARY HEARINGS: A COMP...
- 16 October 2025
- Labour Law
Master disciplinary hearings with this comprehensive guide. Learn key roles, fair processes, and leg...
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BANKS: CLIMATE-RELATED DISCLOSURES GUIDA...
- 14 October 2025
- Financial Sector
The Prudential Authority’s May 2024 guidance note to banks on the disclosure of climate-related risk...
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INFORMAL LAND RIGHTS: COMMUNAL LAND TENU...
- 13 October 2025
- Agriculture, Land Reform & Rural Development
Communal Land Tenure Bill released in July 2017 for comment is expected to have been tabled in Parli...
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WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT: SECOND BILL...
- 10 October 2025
- Water & Sanitation
A National Water Amendment Bill now on its way to Parliament includes provisions intended to ‘enhanc...
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FSCA LEVIES, FEES: INPUT SOUGHT ON ADJUS...
- 10 October 2025
- Financial Sector
The latest Financial Sector Conduct Authority fee and levy adjustment proposals have been released f...
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IMMIGRATION: ZIMBABWE, LESOTHO SPECIAL P...
- 08 October 2025
- Home Affairs
SA Legal Academy provides background information on the recently extended validity of exemption perm...
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SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE: CREDIT GUARA...
- 07 October 2025
- National Treasury
The sustainable infrastructure credit guarantee vehicle expected to be launched in July 2026 will be...
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BANKS: INPUT SOUGHT ON PROPOSED MINIMUM...
- 07 October 2025
- Financial Sector
Input is sought on a draft determination making R1m the prescribed minimum denomination for a bank’s...
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DRAFT TAX BILLS: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY COMMI...
- 06 October 2025
- Parliament
In anticipation of parliamentary hearings, submissions are sought on the 2025/26 draft Rates & Monet...
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FINANCIAL MARKETS ACT: EXTERNAL CCP, TR...
- 06 October 2025
- Financial Sector
The FSCA has published a joint standard and equivalence framework in the context of Phase 2 of the j...
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CHROME ORE: INPUT SOUGHT ON EXPORT CONTR...
- 03 October 2025
- Trade, Industry & Competition
A somewhat vague chrome ore export control proposal has been gazetted for public comment. It envisag...
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WATER SERVICES AMENDMENT BILL HEADS TO P...
- 01 October 2025
- Water & Sanitation
Among other things, a Water Services Amendment Bill to be tabled in Parliament shortly seeks to clar...
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IN THE SPOTLIGHT: PRIVATE MEMBERS’ BILLS
- 30 September 2025
- In the Spotlight
SA Legal Academy unpacks the process behind private members’ Bills, of which there are an unpreceden...
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BILLS BEING PROCESSED IN PARLIAMENT (30...
- 30 September 2025
- Parliament
SA Legal Academy brings you a list of all Bills now before Parliament. A link to each Bill is provid...
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OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUBLIC COMMENT (open d...
- 30 September 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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STATISTICS AMENDMENT ACT IN FORCE FROM 1...
- 30 September 2025
- New Legislation
A Statistics Amendment Act expected to facilitate more effective co-ordination and collaboration amo...
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POULTRY MARKET INQUIRY: TERMS OF REFEREN...
- 30 September 2025
- Trade, Industry & Competition
The final terms of reference have been gazetted for a Competition Commision inquiry into the poultry...
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