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Legislation & Regulation

Deadline extension: Comment for draft Public Procurement Regulations

12 Jun 2026

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Labour Law & Unions

What you need to know about the Employment Services Amendment Bill

Talita Laubscher and Chloë Loubser 9 Jun 2026

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Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

Housing activists oppose eviction bill

Matthew Hirsch 27 May 2026

Radio & Audio

Icasa proposes radio frequency spectrum rule changes with new draft amendments

18 May 2026

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Competition Law

New SA merger thresholds and filing fees effective 1 May 2026

Tamara Dini, Richard Bhagwan-Bryce, and Nazeera Mia 12 May 2026

Steenhuisen unveils FMD vaccine push, Brazil deal and KZN restriction lift

Agriculture

Steenhuisen unveils FMD vaccine push, Brazil deal and KZN restriction lift

6 May 2026

Minister announces withdrawal of Draft AI Policy

4th Industrial Revolution

Minister announces withdrawal of Draft AI Policy

28 Apr 2026

Musk's Starlink denied telecoms licence in Namibia

Telecoms & Networks

Musk's Starlink denied telecoms licence in Namibia

Nyasha Nyaungwa 24 Mar 2026

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Labour Law

Draft amendments to employment laws - part 2: Labour Relations Bill to reshape workplace norms in 2026

Talita Laubscher and Chloë Loubser 9 Mar 2026

Higher Education

Manamela appoints administrator to stabilise College of Cape Town

20 Feb 2026

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Legislation & Regulation

Deadline for comments on anti-money laundering draft bill extended

20 Feb 2026

Radio & Audio

Icasa to hold virtual public hearings on KFM licence amendment applications

18 Feb 2026

Covid-19 SRD grant amendments open for public comment

Health & Social Welfare

Covid-19 SRD grant amendments open for public comment

18 Feb 2026

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Employment Equity

Draft Gazette 54032 introduces sweeping changes to B-BBEE codes

Yuneal Padayachy 11 Feb 2026

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Legislation & Regulation

Call for comment on draft Cannabis Regulations

4 Feb 2026

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Labour Law & Unions

Employment protection for performers: Call for public comment

29 Jan 2026

The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying Starlink satellites is seen over Sebastian Inlet after launching from Cape Canaveral, Florida, US, 26 February 2025. Reuters/Sam Wolfe

Corporate & Commercial Law

SA eases ownership rules, opening door for Starlink and other foreign operators

Nqobile Dludla 15 Dec 2025

Higher Education

Deregistration threat looms over CityVarsity, Damelin, and ICESA City campuses

15 Dec 2025

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Legislation & Regulation

Have your say on Traditional Courts Regulations, Draft Code of Conduct

12 Dec 2025

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Legislation & Regulation

New Plant Improvement Act comes into effect

3 Dec 2025

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Energy

Secret electricity price hikes in South Africa to be curbed in a game-changing court ruling

Felix Dube 17 Nov 2025

FOUR PAWS Supports DFFE’s Decision to Bar Lion Bone Exports

Environment & Natural Resources

FOUR PAWS Supports DFFE’s Decision to Bar Lion Bone Exports

Issued by FOUR PAWS 9 Oct 2025

Pharmacists can initiate people with HIV on antiretroviral treatment, the Supreme Court of Appeal has ruled. Photo: GroundUp Staff

Medical Law

Pharmacists can treat people with HIV, appeal court rules

10 Oct 2025

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Legislation & Regulation

Liquor Amendment Bill moves to ban alcohol advertising

Sabrina de Freitas and Juliet Killick 2 Oct 2025

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Higher Education

Call for nominations to strengthen CET college councils

23 Sep 2025

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Legislation & Regulation

Kubayi orders legislative amendments to make sex offenders register accessible

18 Sep 2025

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Legislation & Regulation

Minister withdraws draft National Credit Act amendment regulations

18 Sep 2025

Environment & Natural Resources

South Africa implements stricter rules on offshore ship transfers, raising fines to R2m

25 Aug 2025

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Circular Economy & Waste Management

South Africa's ambitious plan to tackle plastic microbead pollution

7 Aug 2025

Source: © 123rf The Department of Communications and Digital Technologies’ third draft of the White Paper on Audio and Audio-Visual Media Services and Online Safety proposes a sweeping redefinition of what counts as “media".

Media

Proposed regulations redefine media, reshapes how brands track narratives

30 Jul 2025

Legislation & Regulation

SA publishes new regulations on meat analogue products

25 Jul 2025

Environment & Natural Resources

Navigate SA's ‘nature reserves of the sea’ with free MPA maps

25 Jul 2025

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Construction & Engineering

‘Entirely preventable’: Minister slams systemic failures in George building collapse

22 Jul 2025

New foot-and-mouth disease outbreak confirmed in Free State

Agriculture

New foot-and-mouth disease outbreak confirmed in Free State

15 Jul 2025

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Environment & Natural Resources

Protecting penguins: New offshore regulations open for comment

1 Jul 2025

New plant breeders’ rights law takes effect in SA

Agriculture

New plant breeders’ rights law takes effect in SA

26 Jun 2025

Radio & Audio

New deadline for radio frequency feedback

30 May 2025

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Telecoms & Networks

Starlink's secret network uncovered in SA: Is it legal?

Katja Hamilton 30 May 2025

Agriculture

KwaZulu-Natal beefs up Foot and Mouth defence with expanded control areas

19 Mar 2025

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Healthcare

The ripple effects of South Africa's cannabis food ban on the international stage

Katja Hamilton 14 Mar 2025

ECSA brings identification of engineering work roadshow to North West

Construction & Engineering

ECSA brings identification of engineering work roadshow to North West

25 Feb 2025

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Climate Change

Government publishes National Greenhouse Gas Inventory Report

11 Feb 2025

Source: © 123rf Icasa concluded its three-day public hearings on the proposed new Satellite Services Framework on Friday

Digital

Icasa navigates satellite services framework without SpaceX's input

10 Feb 2025

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Environment & Natural Resources

Have your say on draft National Elephant Heritage Strategy

29 Jan 2025

Jonathan Goldberg, Chairman Global Business Solutions

Labour Law

Groundbreaking draft dismissal code to transform South Africa's workplace culture

Jonathan Goldberg 22 Jan 2025

SA invites public feedback on new anti-money laundering bill

Legislation & Regulation

SA invites public feedback on new anti-money laundering bill

24 Dec 2024

2025 seems to be the year South Africa's electricity problems turn the corner. Source: Microsoft Designer

Energy

New year, new Electricity Regulation Amendment Act

Lindsey Schutters 19 Dec 2024

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4th Industrial Revolution

South Africa's new digital nomad visa - for the ultimate workcation

Lizelle Ellmann van Rhyn 3 Dec 2024

People waiting in long lines outside the VFS Global office in Cape Town on Thursday. On Friday morning, Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber extended the validity of the original Zimbabwe Exemption Permit to November 2025. Photo: Matthew Hirsch / GroundUp

Immigration & Citizenship Law

Last minute reprieve for Zimbabwe Exemption Permit holders

Matthew Hirsch and Joseph Chirume 29 Nov 2024