The Department of Human Settlements has extended public comments on the PIE Amendment Bill to approximately 5 August 2026.
High Court holds in duplum rule inapplicable before default on lifetime loans; new SAD 509 customs worksheet mandatory from 3 July 2026.
A comprehensive new determination replaces prior notices and redraws the jurisdictional areas of every High Court Division and local seat nationally.
Binding number recycling obligations took effect 1 July 2026, with a six-month compliance window for all mobile network licensees.
New AARTO Regulations replace the 2008 framework from 1 July 2026. The Constitutional Court develops extraterritorial competition law in the forex manipulation case.
Two days' notice for the national AARTO roll-out demands immediate fleet and transport client action; SCA holds HPCSA suspension automatically ends admission privileges.
Mandatory registration, monthly returns, and escalating statutory levies hit the entire secondary dairy industry from 1 July 2026; SARS customs traveller rules also overhauled.
A Provincial Executive Representative assumes sweeping authority over Madibeng, Tswaing, Kgetlengrivier, and Naledi — effective immediately, with power to renegotiate contracts.
Constitutional Court reaffirms strict res judicata requirements and remits NEMA Listed Activities interpretation to the SCA.
Unanimous Lueven Metals ruling confirms second-hand gold cannot be zero-rated under s 11(1)(f), exposing refiners and traders to reassessment risk.
KwaZulu-Natal's new Gaming and Betting Tax Bill raises rates unchanged since 2012, taxes freeplay credits, and opens a tight 15-working-day comment window.
Regulation Gazette 54854 imposes provisional anti-dumping payments, doubles the forex advance threshold, and restructures ITAC-permit duty rebates for appliance manufacturers.
No gazette notices or judgments cleared the materiality threshold today.
A hard-deadline directive on pre-2009 qualifications demands immediate employer action, while a Mpumalanga judgment declares excluding B-BBEE partners from company information contrary to public policy.
All reviewed gazettes were routine municipal or administrative notices with no actionable regulatory changes.
Mandatory cash conveyance reporting with criminal sanctions takes effect 1 July 2026. Anti-dumping and safeguard duties hit importers immediately.
Ten documents reviewed — all routine or fact-bound. No material developments for senior commercial practitioners.
National Treasury extends the window for public comment on the Draft General Public Procurement Regulations under the new Public Procurement Act 28 of 2024.
All reviewed documents were routine administrative, procedural, or fact-bound items below the materiality threshold.
National Treasury proposes amended supervisory levies for all supervised financial entities, with new categories for CCPs, trade repositories, and CRAs — comments due ~8 July 2026.
New FIC Act compliance obligations take effect for accountable institutions. Limpopo Full Court develops execution-pending-appeal procedure under the Superior Courts Act.
Proposed regulations under the Indigenous Knowledge Act create a new commercial licensing regime with severe penalties — comment deadline runs to approximately 4 August 2026.
A DAR272 correction effective immediately replaces 'from the People's Republic of China' with 'from the Republic' in rule 46A6.17(a) — importers must verify compliance now.
All reviewed gazettes were routine administrative notices below the materiality threshold.
The Supreme Court of Appeal clarifies that Tariff B must be split between provisional and final trustees based on services actually rendered.
High Court rule change ends automatic appeal security for costs; Animal Health Regulations open for comment; new 10% customs duty on rails takes immediate effect.
Exporters to China must urgently obtain Form SCCO certificates, meet a 40% RVC threshold, and implement 5-year record-keeping — shipments since 1 May are already affected.
Section 8 of the National Small Enterprise Amendment Act commences today, resetting employee and turnover thresholds for micro, small and medium enterprises economy-wide.
The Bill extends the Employment Services Act to foreign nationals and non-profit agencies, creates new offences, and strengthens enforcement.
A consultation paper sets the tariff framework for South Africa's wholesale energy market transition, with mandatory Vesting Contracts and non-avoidable legacy charges.
Three sections of the Companies Amendment Act 2024 commenced immediately on 22 May 2026. A novel jurisdiction-over-peregrini appeal is granted.
A landmark SCA judgment reshapes loss-of-support litigation by holding that voluntary suicide without a diagnosed mental impairment is a novus actus interveniens.
Seven documents reviewed — all routine enforcement, procedural housekeeping, or settled-law confirmations. Nothing crosses the materiality threshold.
All reviewed documents were routine administrative notices with no material legal or commercial significance.
Treasury pushes draft Capital Flow Management Regulations comments to 30 June 2026; High Court confirms minority share transfers need no MPRDA s 11 consent.
Nine customs and excise schedule amendments require immediate compliance action; a High Court judgment confirms fraud vitiates separation agreements despite non-reliance clauses.
The Immigration Amendment Act 2025 introduces mandatory judicial oversight of detention, while the Western Cape High Court halts asset disposals that bypassed minority shareholder approval.
Commercial landlords and suppliers now have SCA authority for a common structuring technique, but the court's express carve-out for vulnerable consumers demands immediate advisory attention.
A 60-day comment window opens on the new national waste listed activities schedule, and the WCHC develops PIE law on intestate heirs' right to occupy estate property.
A split SCA majority holds that interlocutory NCT rulings are not appealable under s 148(2)(b) NCA — credit providers must now fight on the merits.
All M&A transactions must be reassessed against new notification thresholds operative since 1 May 2026.
Draft White Paper proposes systemic municipal overhaul with a 28 May comment deadline; Western Cape court escalates to attorney-and-client costs against the RAF.
Draft Rule 39 overhaul shifts the burden of proving merger-condition compliance to the firm — 30-business-day comment window is running.
Amended customs and excise fuel levies on petrol, kerosene, distillate fuel, solvents and biodiesel take immediate effect across the petroleum supply chain.
Home Affairs proposes a national digital identity credential framework with new obligations for banks, telecoms, and all entities performing statutory identity verification.
Personal injury practitioners face a hard 30 September 2026 resubmission deadline; employers and property managers must act on tight gazette comment windows.
Distributors and intermediaries face immediate restitutionary exposure on payments from provisionally liquidated companies; mutual banks must adapt to new Authority-directed returns by 1 May 2026.
ABSA v Pillay distinguishes Bestbier, confining residential property protections to execution and denying them to financially sophisticated trust structures facing sequestration.
Western Cape High Court develops the law on releasing seized vessels against guarantees, while updated Compensation Fund thresholds take immediate effect for all employers.
New customs duties on large-capacity top-load washing machines take immediate effect, requiring urgent importer action on declarations and pricing.
Landmark ruling adopts objective 'party' test for tax avoidance arrangements; definitive duties imposed on washing machines from China and Thailand.
Western Cape High Court holds that a transactio substitutes a new capital obligation, blocking retrospective decomposition into original capital and interest.
High Court draws a hard jurisdictional line: only courts may review the validity of municipal rates policies, reshaping how PBO and ratepayer appeals are conducted.
Draft Capital Flow Management Regulations, the COFI Bill, and the AML/CFT Bill land simultaneously with a 30-day comment deadline. SCA develops police bail obligations.
Draft PIE Amendment Bill introduces criminal sanctions for land invasions and restructures eviction procedure; SCA disapproves Chola v RAF and confirms all persons may claim.
Direct marketers face immediate registration and monthly cleansing obligations; KZN High Court develops execution law for non-residential immovable property.
High Court develops jurisdiction principles for SA companies sued abroad on contracts they never signed; new consolidated Rhino BMP sets near-term compliance deadlines.
An 8-day comment window on 190+ municipal electricity tariffs demands immediate action, while a Labour Court judgment narrows employer vicarious liability for independent contractor conduct.
High Court holds creditors' meeting is a prerequisite for s 124(3) rehabilitation; draft regulations replace 35-year-old engineer competency rules with 90-day comment window.
Eskom loses its s 3 notice shield after the SCA overrules Pegma; final digital TV broadcasting regulations impose forfeiture and penalty regimes on all terrestrial broadcasters.
Constitutional Court develops bias-apprehension test and saves a 74-day trial; new magistrates' court jurisdictional boundaries take immediate effect in Johannesburg.
Reportable SCA judgment resolves conflicting authority on Rule 49(13), holding it does not apply where the SCA — not a high court judge — grants leave to appeal.
Routine municipal land-use notices only — nothing warranting practitioner attention today.
Routine provincial gazette notices only — no material developments for commercial practitioners today.
The Department of Justice has published the explanatory summary of the Extradition Bill, 2026, signalling imminent introduction in the National Assembly.
Annual revenue Act prevents the 15.5% VAT hike and adjusts key tax thresholds; SCA holds s 25(3) compensation is reviewable on correctness, not discretion.
National Dust Control Regulations 2026 replace the 2013 regime, requiring dust management plans within 60 days on pain of R5 million fines.
A gender-neutral parental leave overhaul in road freight and logistics, plus private security levy increases, become binding on non-parties in two weeks.
Proposed duty increases across solar, wind and battery value chains face a 4-week comment deadline; SCA confirms Labour Court has exclusive MHSA jurisdiction.
Routine provincial gazette notices only — nothing of broad commercial significance to report.
All eight documents reviewed were routine administrative notices with no commercial, regulatory, or precedent significance.
A ~72 km rail route determination triggers mandatory MEC approvals and infrastructure prohibitions for developers, landowners, and service providers — effective now.
Eskom loses SCA appeal on PAIA contract disclosure; new living annuity prescribed amount already effective from 1 March 2026.
Ministerial Directive mandates pre-export conformity certificates for unregulated Chinese goods by September 2026; KZN court liquidates A1 Group after finding rescue plan an abuse of process.
New gazetted duties on hot-rolled and structural steel will materially increase landed costs for importers, construction, and manufacturing sectors.
A reportable SCA judgment overrules Nquthu Municipality on s 18(1) suspension, while ITAC locks in definitive anti-dumping duties on steel imports from four countries.
Unanimous apex court judgment binds all municipalities to act on emergency housing obligations irrespective of whether a state of disaster has been declared.
LAC confirms occupational hazards cannot ground essential services designation; Natural Scientific Professions Bill opens 60-day comment window.
Four-week comment deadlines run on proposed safeguard and anti-dumping regulation amendments; BASF judgment limits SARS's ability to change its case in Tax Court.
A draft policy direction reshaping telecoms facilities leasing has a 30-day comment deadline, while a three-judge bench extends full Rule 43 protections to Muslim spouses after talaq.
The SCA holds foreign amalgamations preserving a mining right holder's identity don't trigger MPRDA consent requirements. New waste exemption regulations carry R10m penalties.
Restrictive covenants binding organs of state to a single service provider beyond the contract term are unconstitutional under s 217(1).
High Court settles the s 71(5) rationality test for board removals of directors; new NDFs impose immediate wildlife and plant trade restrictions.
Employers face a 3-year prescription period and 30-year record retention under new COIDA rules; SCA confirms founder intention is read from the trust deed alone.
The Western Cape High Court struck down s 7(4) of the VAT Act as an impermissible delegation, with 22 similar tax provisions potentially vulnerable.
The Employment Laws Amendment Bill was published 26 February. It doubles statutory severance pay, protects on-call and gig workers, and restructures parental leave across all employment sectors. This is the only item that warranted a primary briefing from 9 documents reviewed today.
A major Sedibeng SEZ designation opens for comment by ~2 April 2026, and a reportable judgment distinguishes settlement-based organisational rights from arbitration awards.
Gauteng High Court rules s 150 of the Insolvency Act creates a statutory bar to appealing provisional liquidation orders, expressly disagreeing with contrary authority.