Daily Legal Briefing
4 August 2026
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Nothing to report
4 August 2026 — Nine documents reviewed — all routine or fact-bound. Nothing crosses the materiality threshold today.
Other briefings
31 Aug
ICASA mandates
zero-rated routing
for nine provincial government service codes
28 Aug
Air quality licensing shake-up and interim interdict appealability clarified
27 Aug
Nothing to report for 27 August 2026
26 Aug
No material developments for 26 August 2026
25 Aug
VAT Export Rules Amended: Licensed Terminal Operators Now Valid Delivery Points
24 Aug
Transnet to dispose of
15 major commercial properties
— 30-day public-sector deadline running
21 Aug
Government proposes
competitive wholesale electricity market
— comment window open
20 Aug
KZN Urban Core Spatial Framework Opens for 60-Day Public Comment
19 Aug
Shareholders' agreements
cannot oust
statutory winding-up power; tax amendment commences immediately
18 Aug
North West Consumer Affairs Act commences today — warrantless inspections and criminal penalties now live
17 Aug
Petroleum Slate levy retention proposed; PIE standing expanded for sole directors
14 Aug
ConCourt Ends Shell's Wild Coast Exploration; Benchmark Replacement Bill Signals JIBAR Transition
13 Aug
No material developments to report today
12 Aug
24 Waste-Stream Exclusions Take Effect; Court Greenlights Municipal Entry onto Private Farms
11 Aug
ICASA satellite and spectrum fee amendments head to
public hearings next week
07 Aug
Three Draft Bills Open for Comment — Trusts, Legal Practice, and Mining
06 Aug
Wheat and Wheat Flour Import Duties
Zero-Rated
With Immediate Effect
05 Aug
Draft
NBSAP 2026-2035
opens 30-day window to shape biodiversity obligations across key sectors
03 Aug
Rugby tour marks prohibited in four days; voluntary association disciplinary powers curtailed
31 Jul
FIC Directive 10
effective immediately
— 90-day registration deadline for all accountable institutions
30 Jul
No material legal developments for 30 July 2026
29 Jul
Transnet rail access tariffs
approved — binding from 1 August 2026
28 Jul
No material legal developments today
27 Jul
New R500 visa processing fee proposed —
15-day comment window
, commencement 17 August
24 Jul
SCA resets prescription clock on builder warranty claims; draft EE Code opens for comment
23 Jul
42% safeguard duty
on steel fasteners hits tomorrow; beneficial-owner pleading path clarified
22 Jul
ITAC Corrects Tariff Scope of Cold-Rolled Steel Safeguard Probe — Deadline Imminent
21 Jul
No material legal developments for 21 July 2026
20 Jul
Trusted Employer Scheme Phase II opens —
4 September 2026 deadline
for expressions of interest
17 Jul
Johannesburg's Township Economies By-Law
now in force
— criminal penalties, foreign-ownership quotas
16 Jul
Labour Court sharpens rules on hearsay evidence in GBV dismissals
15 Jul
No material developments for
15 July 2026
14 Jul
No material legal developments today
13 Jul
Nothing to report for 13 July 2026
10 Jul
Ceramic anti-dumping duties up to
231%
take immediate effect; springboard interdict enforcement confirmed
09 Jul
Mandatory petroleum stockholding proposed; Labour Court curbs broad restraints of trade
08 Jul
New
FMD control framework
replaces all prior measures — immediate nationwide effect
07 Jul
No material developments to report
06 Jul
PIE Amendment Bill
comment deadline extended — 30 days running now
03 Jul
Reverse-mortgage interest
uncapped
pre-death; SARS customs forms effective today
02 Jul
High Court jurisdictional boundaries realigned
— all nine Divisions remapped from 1 July 2026
01 Jul
ICASA mandates
new mobile number recycling rules
for all operators
30 Jun
AARTO demerit points go live tomorrow; ConCourt reshapes cartel jurisdiction
29 Jun
AARTO demerit points go live 1 July
in 60 municipalities; SCA clarifies hospital privilege termination
26 Jun
Dairy industry levies and registration commence
1 July
— 5 days' notice
25 Jun
North West seizes control of four municipalities under
s 139(5)(c)
intervention
24 Jun
ConCourt blocks res judicata creep: settlement orders cannot bind non-parties
23 Jun
Constitutional Court shuts door on VAT zero-rating for
recycled gold
22 Jun
KZN Gaming Tax Bill overhauls rates, levies, and tax base — comment deadline running
19 Jun
28.86% anti-dumping duty
on Mozambican steel pipes takes immediate effect
18 Jun
Nothing to report for 18 June 2026
17 Jun
Legacy qualifications face
final
expiry deadlines; High Court condemns B-BBEE fronting
15 Jun
No material legal developments for 15 June 2026
12 Jun
R100k cash reporting
under FICA in 19 days; new steel and PET duties gazetted
11 Jun
Nothing to report for 11 June 2026
10 Jun
Public Procurement Regulations: Comment Deadline Extended to
15 July 2026
09 Jun
Silent day — no material developments to report
08 Jun
New Financial Sector Levy Categories and 30-Day Comment Window Now Open
05 Jun
FIC Act sections commence; Full Court sharpens
s 18(4)
urgency standard
04 Jun
First Indigenous Knowledge Regulations propose
40% turnover penalties
and mandatory licensing
03 Jun
SARS correction notice
widens customs rule
from China-specific to Republic-wide scope
02 Jun
No material legal developments for 2 June 2026
01 Jun
SCA Limits Cooper Equal-Sharing Rule for Trustee Remuneration in Multi-Trustee Estates
29 May
Appeal security now discretionary —
Rule 49(13) rewrites
commence 3 July 2026
28 May
New SA-China zero-tariff origin rules take
retrospective
effect from 1 May 2026
27 May
New SMME classification thresholds now in force across all sectors
26 May
Employment Services Amendment Bill
headed to Parliament — new offences, broader scope
25 May
NERSA proposes
wholesale electricity pricing architecture
— comment by 26 June
22 May
Companies Amendment Act sections now live; governing-law jurisdiction question heads to Full Court
21 May
SCA Rules Suicide Without Mental Illness Breaks Causation Chain in RAF Claims
20 May
No material developments to report today
19 May
Nothing to report — routine administrative notices only
18 May
Exchange Control Comment Deadline Extended; Mining M&A Consent Threshold Clarified
15 May
Fuel levies, safeguard duties and steel rebates land with
imminent deadlines
14 May
Immigration detention overhaul signed; minority veto rights enforced by interdict
13 May
SCA endorses CPA-avoidance via juristic person structuring — but flags vulnerable-consumer risk
12 May
Waste activities schedule
repealed and replaced
; heirs' PIE occupation right survives unauthorised estate transfer
11 May
SCA Shuts Down Piecemeal Appeals from National Consumer Tribunal
08 May
Competition Act merger thresholds
raised substantially — already in effect
07 May
Sweeping local government reform
proposed; RAF hit with punitive costs
06 May
Competition Commission proposes
reverse onus
on firms for merger-condition compliance
05 May
Fuel levy rates substituted
— new rates effective 6 May 2026
04 May
Draft
MyMzansi digital ID
regulations open for comment — 6 June 2026 deadline
30 Apr
SCA Invalidates RAF Claim Form; Salary-History Ban and POPIA Code Open for Comment
29 Apr
SCA confirms post-liquidation payments void ex lege; mutual bank reporting overhauled
28 Apr
Rule 46A
does not shield trusts from sequestration, High Court holds
24 Apr
R522m vessel seizure tests customs forfeiture limits; COIDA ceiling rises
23 Apr
Anti-dumping duties up to
47.23%
hit washing machine imports from China and Thailand
22 Apr
Constitutional Court rewrites GAAR playbook; anti-dumping duties hit appliance imports
21 Apr
Full Bench confirms settlement agreements
reset
the in duplum baseline
20 Apr
Valuation Appeal Boards
cannot
strike down municipal Rates Policies
17 Apr
Treasury brings crypto under exchange control; SCA reshapes unlawful detention burden of proof
16 Apr
PIE Act overhaul proposed; SCA opens RAF claims to undocumented foreign nationals
15 Apr
CPA opt-out registry
now in force
; judicial oversight extended to non-residential execution
14 Apr
Cross-border declaratory relief affirmed;
Rhino BMP
signals domestic horn trade by 2027
13 Apr
NERSA tariff comments close
21 April
; Labour Court limits s 60 EEA reach to contractors
10 Apr
Insolvency rehabilitation tightened; OHS engineer certification overhauled
09 Apr
SCA rules Eskom is
not
an organ of state; ICASA finalises DTTB spectrum regulations
08 Apr
ConCourt Resets Recusal Law; Johannesburg Court Boundaries Redrawn
07 Apr
SCA departs from
Strouthos
: no automatic security for costs when SCA grants leave to full court
06 Apr
No material developments for 6 April 2026
03 Apr
Nothing to report for 3 April 2026
02 Apr
Extradition Bill to
replace 1962 Act
— major threshold and refusal-ground changes ahead
01 Apr
VAT rate increase blocked
; SCA reshapes expropriation compensation review standard
31 Mar
New Dust Control Regulations in force — 60-day plan deadline starts now
30 Mar
Road freight's
four-month parental leave
regime binds all employers from 13 April
27 Mar
ITAC proposes sweeping renewable energy tariff hikes; SCA shuts down MHSA forum shopping
26 Mar
No material legal developments today
25 Mar
No material developments for commercial practitioners today
24 Mar
Gautrain corridor route locks in
immediate development restrictions
across Gauteng
23 Mar
SCA shuts down bare commercial-sensitivity PAIA refusals; living annuity threshold now R150,000
20 Mar
New PVoC regime for Chinese imports;
A1 Group
rescue dismissed across six companies
19 Mar
Anti-dumping duties up to
74.98%
on steel from China, Japan, Taiwan and Thailand take immediate effect
18 Mar
SCA settles automatic stay for reconsideration applications; five-year steel anti-dumping duties confirmed
17 Mar
Constitutional Court: Municipal Disaster Duties Arise
Without
a Formal Disaster Declaration
16 Mar
Essential Services Door Closes for Heavy Industry; New Bill Criminalises Unregistered Science Practice
13 Mar
ITAC trade-remedy rules open for comment; Full Bench curbs SARS transfer pricing pleadings
12 Mar
Telecoms rapid-deployment rules open for comment; Muslim marriage protections confirmed on appeal
11 Mar
SCA clears cross-border mining amalgamations; draft waste exemption regs open for comment
10 Mar
High Court strikes down post-contract
exclusivity clauses
in state procurement
09 Mar
Director-removal review standard clarified; CITES export quotas now binding
06 Mar
New COIDA regulations effective immediately; SCA settles trust-deed intention rule
05 Mar
VAT Act rate-setting power
declared unconstitutional
— Parliament gets 24 months
04 Mar
Severance pay doubles.
Every employer must act.
03 Mar
New 3,080-ha Vaal SEZ proposed; Labour Court clarifies termination of union organisational rights
02 Mar
Provisional liquidation orders are not appealable
, High Court holds — departing from
Siyanda
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