Legal Practice Council Calls for Comment on Succession Planning Draft Amendments
Children’s Amendment Bill: DBE Gazettes Explanatory Summary for ECD Transfer
IASB Proposes Risk Mitigation Accounting Amendments to IFRS 9 and IFRS 7
CSOS Board Dissolved and Administrator Appointed Under Section 28 of CSOS Act
SARS Issues Compliance Notice on Traveller Declarations and Third-Party Fees
Automotive Sector Code of Conduct Gazetted Under Consumer Protection Act
Consumer Goods and Services Industry: Replacement Code of Conduct Gazetted
Operation Vulindlela Structural Reforms: Energy, Freight, Water, and Immigration Updates
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The Legal Practice Council has called for written submissions by 30 November 2026 on three sets of draft amendments to its Rules and Code of Conduct regarding mandatory succession planning. The Department of Basic Education has gazetted a pre-tabling explanatory summary of the Children’s Amendment Bill, establishing the legislative framework to formalise the transfer of Early Childhood Development functions.
The IASB has proposed targeted amendments to IFRS 9 and IFRS 7 to improve risk mitigation accounting and disclosure rules for qualifying financial instruments.
The Minister of Human Settlements has dissolved the Board of the Community Schemes Ombud Service in terms of section 28(1) of the CSOS Act and appointed an administrator to oversee operations. The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has issued a regulatory notice clarifying that digital Traveller Declarations under the South African Traveller Management System (SATMS) are free of charge, warning against unaffiliated third-party service fees. The Department of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs has released guidelines aimed at institutionalising stability across coalition-run local councils. The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition has gazetted a replacement industry code of conduct and accredited an alternative dispute resolution scheme for the automotive sector under the Consumer Protection Act.
The IAASB has launched an interactive digital Technology Catalog to assist audit professionals and standard-setters in evaluating the regulatory impact of emerging technologies on assurance standards. The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition has gazetted a replacement code of conduct for the consumer goods and services industry, taking effect on 1 December 2026. National Treasury has outlined the progress of structural economic reforms executed under Operation Vulindlela, targeting regulatory restructuring across energy, freight rail, ports, water pricing, and immigration processing. In terms of the Auditing Profession Act, No. 26 of 2005, the Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors (IRBA) has published proposed fee adjustments for the 2027/28 financial year, open for public comment until 9 December 2026. The National Energy Regulator of South Africa has published a consultation paper proposing alignments to the electricity cost-of-supply framework and pricing methodology under section 15(1)(aA) of the Electricity Regulation Act. President Cyril Ramaphosa has determined salary adjustments between 3.5% and 4% for public office-bearers for the 2026/27 financial year, effective 1 April 2026.
The Financial Intelligence Centre has published a compliance user guide detailing how accountable institutions with multiple operating sites must submit geographic location data on goAML under Directive 10. The South African Law Reform Commission has published its review report on matrimonial property law, recommending out of community of property as the statutory default regime alongside draft legislation for life partnerships. The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition has published a discussion document exploring mandatory coded labelling and track-and-trace regulations under the Consumer Protection Act, No. 68 of 2008. In terms of the Electronic Communications Act, 2005, ICASA has gazetted an assignment questionnaire regarding high demand radio frequency spectrum bands. The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa has gazetted a questionnaire regarding the assignment of high-demand radio frequency spectrum, due by 30 November 2026. The Presidency and National Treasury have released the second quarterly progress report for Operation Vulindlela Phase 2, highlighting municipal trading service reforms and fiscal incentive timelines. The Financial Intelligence Centre has published an updated Targeted Financial Sanctions Manual detailing compliance, asset freezing, and mandatory reporting obligations under FICA. The Department of Cooperative Governance, National Treasury, and SALGA have issued binding transition guidelines setting 14-day convening deadlines, strict handover reporting, and coalition governance limits under the Municipal Structures Act and MFMA. The National Assembly's Standing Committee on Finance has invited written public submissions on the three annual tax amendment Bills tabled alongside the 2026 Medium Term Budget Policy Statement. The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment has published South Africa's draft second Biennial Transparency Report under the UNFCCC and the Paris Agreement for public comment by 20 November 2026. The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment has published draft amendments to five sets of Extended Producer Responsibility regulations under the National Environmental Management: Waste Act, 2008.
National Treasury has issued the draft Local Government: Municipal Finance Management Amendment Bill, 2026, marking the first comprehensive legislative overhaul of municipal financial management in 23 years.The views expressed herein are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Acts Online. Acts Online accepts no responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or fairness of the article, nor does the information contained herein constitute advice, legal or otherwise.
