Operation Vulindlela Q1 2026 Progress Report Highlights Key Legislative and Regulatory Reforms
Parliament: Fuel-Related Second Special Appropriation Bill Tabled
National Treasury Invites Public Comment on 2026 Draft TLAB and TALAB
Legal Practice Ethics and Court Digitisation: AI Risks and E-Filing Compliance
AGSA Initiates Governance Review of External Audit Partner Following IRBA Sanctions
IASB Issues Educational Module 34 on Specialised Activities under IFRS for SMEs
IFRS Foundation Issues Educational Module 17 on Property, Plant and Equipment
: Accounting & Auditing Accounting & Financial Reporting Accounting and Auditing Accounting and Finance Accounting Standards Affirmative action Africa Agriculture Agriculture and fisheries Agriculture, Land Reform & Rural Development Asset Forfeiture Auditing Auditing & Accounting Auditing & Assurance Auditing & Regulatory Compliance Auditing and Accounting Banking Banking & Finance Banking and Finance Black Empowerment Broad-based Black Economic Empowerment Budget Built Environment Business Business Management Business Rescue CIPC Comment Commercial & Corporate 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 & Anti-Corruption Law Criminal Law Criminal Law & Procedure Criminal Procedure & Prosecutions Customs & Excise Customs and Excise Debt Disaster Management E-tolls Economic Development Economy Education Electoral Law Employment & Labour Energy Energy and Infrastructure Energy, Mining & Minerals Environmental & Water Law 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 Constitution Government and Legislation Government and Policy Government Procurement & Tender Law Health Health and Safety Healthcare Regulatory Compliance Home Affairs Housing Human rights Immigration Immigration & Compliance Immigration & Home Affairs Independent Reviews Insolvency Intelligence International Justice Justice and Constitutional Development Labour Labour & Employment Legal Legal & Compliance Legal & Constitution Legal & Constitutional Legal & Constitutional Services Legal & Litigation Legal & Regulatory Legal & Regulatory Updates Legal and Constitutional Legal and Regulatory Legal News Legal Practice & Procedure Legal Practice Council Legal Updates Legislation Legislation Updates Legislative News Legislative Updates Litigation & Asset Recovery Litigation & Dispute Resolution Litigation & Regulation Local & Provincial Government Local Government Media Media and Communications Minerals & Energy Minerals & Minerals & Mining Mining & Minerals Municipal Municipal Finance National Treasury Negotiating Tax Debt and Payment Arrangements with SARS New Legislation Opportunities for Public Comment Parliament Parliamentary Legislation Pension Funds Politics POPIA Practice Management Presidency Press freedom Professional Ethics Property & Land Property & Real Estate Property Law Property Law (including intellectual property) Prosecution & Judiciary Public Finance Public Finance & Governance Public Finance & Municipal Law Public Finance Management Public Finance Management Act Public Participation Public Procurement Public Sector Public Sector Accounting Public Sector Compliance Public Sector Procurement & Compliance Regulatory Regulatory & Compliance Regulatory Compliance Regulatory Compliance and Legislation Regulatory Updates Retirement Funds & Compliance Road Accident Fund Road Traffic Safety and Security Securities Law Securitisation Skills Development 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 & Customs Trade & Industry Trade & Industry and Competition Trademarks Training Transparency Transport Transport & Energy Law Unemployment Water & Sanitation Wills, Estates & Trusts 
The National Treasury and the Presidency have published the Operation Vulindlela 2026 Quarter 1 progress report, detailing structural reforms across energy, freight, water, immigration, and local government frameworks. The Department of Water and Sanitation and VOCMA have commenced public consultations on proposed raw water tariff adjustments for the 2027/28 financial year.
National Treasury has tabled the Second Special Appropriation (2025/26 Financial Year) Bill in Parliament, proposing an additional R10 billion allocation to support the Equalisation Fund. The Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Development has announced a comprehensive operational reset of the NPA’s Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC), alongside proposed statutory amendments to the National Prosecuting Authority Act. National Treasury has published the 2026 draft Taxation Laws Amendment Bill and draft Tax Administration Laws Amendment Bill for public comment until 28 August 2026. Cabinet has approved proposed statutory amendments extending light motor vehicle driving licence card validity from five to 10 years, alongside publishing the Revised Electricity Pricing Policy and market reform position paper for public comment. The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development has highlighted legal practitioner ethical obligations regarding artificial intelligence in litigation, alongside the operational rules of the Court Online e-filing system. The Auditor-General of South Africa has initiated a formal risk assessment concerning an external auditor from Crowe following adverse findings and sanctions issued by the Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors.
The International Accounting Standards Board technical staff has published Educational Module 34 to support accounting and reporting for agriculture, extractive activities, and service concession arrangements under the third edition of the IFRS for SMEs Accounting Standard. The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) technical staff has published Educational Module 17 to support implementation of Section 17 under the third edition of the IFRS for SMEs Accounting Standard.
The Financial Sector Conduct Authority has published an updated list of participating employers defaulting on retirement fund contributions under section 13A of the Pension Funds Act, No. 24 of 1956. The Special Tribunal has declared unlawful and set aside a R9 million National Lotteries Commission grant agreement, ordering respondents to jointly and severally repay R6 million in misused funds. Following the resignation of IDAC Head Advocate Andrea Johnson, the Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Development and the NPA have announced measures to maintain operational stability within the corruption unit. The South African National Roads Agency SOC Limited (SANRAL) will scrap its contractor panels for routine road maintenance and engineering consultancy services and revert to open competitive tender processes following High Court judgments declaring the panel system unconstitutional. National Treasury and COGTA have enforced statutory MFMA compliance measures, withholding July 2026 equitable share allocations from 69 municipalities that adopted unfunded budgets. National Treasury has conditionally released withheld July 2026 equitable share transfers to municipalities under section 216(2) of the Constitution and the MFMA, subject to strict compliance deadlines.
Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr has published its updated comparative guide detailing employment law frameworks across 20 African jurisdictions, reflecting the legal position as at January 2026. Public input is sought by 14 August 2026 on the draft Parliamentary Villages Bill, which will repeal and replace the Parliamentary Villages Management Board Act, No. 96 of 1998. The South African Reserve Bank has published a revised policy governing the production, reproduction, and use of South African currency images, replacing its 2016 framework. The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa has published three draft consultation documents for public comment to facilitate the rollout of the International Mobile Telecommunications Roadmap 2026 over the next five to ten years. Following the imposition of a 12.5% tariff on South African goods under US Section 301 over forced labour controls, the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition will publish a Government Gazette notice on upcoming supply chain prohibitions. The Special Tribunal has issued an interim preservation order under Act No. 74 of 1996 freezing R15.75 million in residential properties linked to former PRASA GCEO Lucky Montana. The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa has gazetted the final National Radio Frequency Plan 2026, establishing spectrum allocations from 8.3 kHz to 3000 GHz and aligning South Africa with global 6G standards. The Department of Employment and Labour has published a draft Code of Good Practice on the Preparation of Employment Equity Plans under the Employment Equity Act, No. 55 of 1998, with public comments invited by 22 September 2026. A multi-departmental enforcement blitz led by the Department of Employment and Labour and the Department of Home Affairs has uncovered widespread statutory non-compliance, leading to director arrests and wage calculations.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.
