SACAP and NPA Partner to Enforce Architectural Profession Act
IFRS Foundation Releases Section 13 Educational Module for Third Edition of IFRS for SMEs
Electronic Communications Amendment Bill: Parliamentary Process Begins
9th SACU Summit to Review Strategic Plan and Customs Modernisation
Proposed JSE Listings Requirements Amendments on Corporate Governance
Ithala SOC Limited: Repayment Progress and Regulatory Updates
Parliament to Finalise 2026 Appropriation Bill and Departmental Budget Votes
Accounting & Auditing Accounting & Financial Reporting Accounting and Auditing Accounting and Finance Accounting Standards Affirmative action Africa Agriculture and fisheries Agriculture, Land Reform & Rural Development Asset Forfeiture Auditing Auditing and Accounting Banking Banking and Finance Black Empowerment Broad-based Black Economic Empowerment Budget Built Environment Business Business Management Business Rescue CIPC Comment Communications & Digital Technologies Community Schemes Company Law Competition Law Compliance Constitution Constitutional Law Consumer Law Consumer Protection Contingency fees Copyright Corporate & Commercial Corporate Governance Corporate Law Corruption Courts Crime Criminal Law Criminal Law & Procedure Customs & Excise Debt Disaster Management E-tolls Economic Development Economy Education Electoral Law Energy Energy and Infrastructure Energy, Mining & Minerals Environmental Law Exchange Control Expropriation Family Law FICA Finance Financial and Accounting Financial Intelligence Centre Financial Intelligence Centre Act Financial Sector Financial Services Financial Services Regulation Fisheries & Aquaculture Gender Governance Governance and Compliance Government & Legislation Government and Legislation Government and Policy Government Procurement & Tender Law Health Health and Safety Home Affairs Housing Human rights Immigration Independent Reviews Insolvency Intelligence International Justice Justice and Constitutional Development Labour Labour & Employment Legal Legal & Compliance Legal & Constitution Legal & Litigation Legal & Regulatory Legal & Regulatory Updates Legal and Constitutional Legal and Regulatory Legal News Legal Practice Council Legal Updates Legislation Legislation Updates Legislative News Legislative Updates Local & Provincial Government Local Government Media Media and Communications Minerals & Energy Mining Mining & Minerals National Treasury Negotiating Tax Debt and Payment Arrangements with SARS New Legislation Opportunities for Public Comment Parliament Pension Funds Politics POPIA Practice Management Presidency Press freedom Professional Ethics Property & Land Property & Real Estate Property Law Property Law (including intellectual property) Public Finance Public Finance Management Public Finance Management Act Public Participation Public Procurement Public Sector Public Sector Compliance Regulatory Regulatory Compliance Regulatory Compliance and Legislation Regulatory Updates Road Accident Fund Safety and Security Securities Law Securitisation Small Business Development Social Development Social Media Social welfare Speeches and Statements Sport Sport, Arts & Culture State spending Sustainability Reporting Tax Tax & Customs Tax Law Technology Technology & Communications Tourism Trade Trade & Industry Trademarks Training Transparency Transport Unemployment Water & Sanitation Wills, Estates & Trusts 
The Auditor-General has tabled the 2024-2025 local government audit outcomes, revealing that only 15% of municipalities achieved clean audits despite improvements in financial statement submission rates. The South African Council for the Architectural Profession (SACAP) and the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) have partnered to strengthen the prosecution of offences under the Architectural Profession Act, No. 44 of 2000.
The IFRS Foundation has released a new educational module to support the implementation and application of Section 13 (Inventories) of the third edition of the IFRS for SMEs Accounting Standard.
The National Assembly Committee on Communications and Digital Technologies has called for written submissions on the Electronic Communications Amendment Bill, with a deadline of 21 August 2026. The 9th SACU Summit of Heads of State or Government will convene in Cape Town to review the SACU Strategic Plan (2022–2027) and address regional trade integration.
The Johannesburg Stock Exchange has proposed amendments to its Listings Requirements to align corporate governance and remuneration policies with Sections 30A and 30B of the Companies Amendment Act, No. 16 of 2024. The Prudential Authority and National Treasury have provided an update on the repayment of R2.1 billion to Ithala SOC Limited depositors, with over R1.7 billion recovered since December 2025. Parliament is set to conclude key legislative work, including the consideration of the 2026 Appropriation Bill and departmental budget votes, before entering its constituency recess. The Public Investment Corporation has referred the Acupulco investment transaction to the Special Investigating Unit following a forensic investigation by PwC. National Treasury and SARS have issued a reminder for public comments on the 2026 draft Rates and Monetary Amounts and Amendment of Revenue Laws Bill before the June deadline. The National Assembly's Portfolio Committee on Mineral and Petroleum Resources has called for written submissions on the South African National Petroleum Company Bill, with a deadline of 10 July 2026. The Department of Transport has gazetted and brought into immediate force amendments to the Merchant Shipping (Dangerous Goods) Regulations. A Limpopo municipal councillor has been arrested and charged under the Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act, No. 12 of 2004, following an attempted bribery of a Special Investigating Unit investigator. A gazetted notice has announced the intention to table an Electoral Matters Amendment Bill in Parliament, proposing automatic voter registration to address declining voter participation. The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development has gazetted new guidelines for appointing acting judges, set for incremental implementation from 1 July 2026. The South African Revenue Service has announced the official dates and deadlines for the 2026 personal income tax filing season, including the auto-assessment and provisional tax submission windows. An agreement between the Industrial Development Corporation, Tongaat Hulett’s business rescue practitioners, and the Vision Group has secured the withdrawal of the liquidation application, enabling the implementation of the approved business rescue plan under Chapter 6 of the Companies Act.
The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) has agreed on a regulatory pathway to introduce nature-related disclosure requirements through a new IFRS Practice Statement scheduled for late 2026. An agreement between the IDC, business rescue practitioners, and the Vision Group has secured the withdrawal of liquidation proceedings against Tongaat Hulett. National Treasury has implemented major reforms to the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) framework under the PFMA to accelerate infrastructure delivery. The implementation of compulsory lifestyle audits under the DPSA Lifestyle Audit Framework has reached a 93% national compliance rate among senior public officials. The Department of Higher Education and Training is preparing to gazette transitional arrangements and targeted extensions of six to 24 months for legacy pre-2009 qualifications. The Department of Home Affairs is accelerating the phase-out of green barcoded identity books in favour of smart ID cards, alongside plans to establish an Intelligent Population Register.
The proposed Employment Services Amendment Bill, read alongside the Immigration Act, No. 13 of 2002, introduces heightened compliance obligations for employers regarding the verification and record-keeping of foreign nationals in their employ. The Department of Employment and Labour has introduced the Employment Services Amendment Bill (B16-2026) to regulate the employment of foreign nationals and implement the National Labour Migration Policy.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.
