SA Daily Legal Briefing — 21 July 2026

Daily Legal Briefing

21 July 2026

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Nothing to report

21 July 2026 — Routine administrative gazette notices only — nothing requiring practitioner action today.

Other briefings

31 Jul FIC Directive 10 effective immediately — 90-day registration deadline for all accountable institutions 30 Jul No material legal developments for 30 July 2026 29 Jul Transnet rail access tariffs approved — binding from 1 August 2026 28 Jul No material legal developments today 27 Jul New R500 visa processing fee proposed — 15-day comment window, commencement 17 August 24 Jul SCA resets prescription clock on builder warranty claims; draft EE Code opens for comment 23 Jul 42% safeguard duty on steel fasteners hits tomorrow; beneficial-owner pleading path clarified 22 Jul ITAC Corrects Tariff Scope of Cold-Rolled Steel Safeguard Probe — Deadline Imminent 20 Jul Trusted Employer Scheme Phase II opens — 4 September 2026 deadline for expressions of interest 17 Jul Johannesburg's Township Economies By-Law now in force — criminal penalties, foreign-ownership quotas 16 Jul Labour Court sharpens rules on hearsay evidence in GBV dismissals 15 Jul No material developments for 15 July 2026 14 Jul No material legal developments today 13 Jul Nothing to report for 13 July 2026 10 Jul Ceramic anti-dumping duties up to 231% take immediate effect; springboard interdict enforcement confirmed 09 Jul Mandatory petroleum stockholding proposed; Labour Court curbs broad restraints of trade 08 Jul New FMD control framework replaces all prior measures — immediate nationwide effect 07 Jul No material developments to report 06 Jul PIE Amendment Bill comment deadline extended — 30 days running now 03 Jul Reverse-mortgage interest uncapped pre-death; SARS customs forms effective today 02 Jul High Court jurisdictional boundaries realigned — all nine Divisions remapped from 1 July 2026 01 Jul ICASA mandates new mobile number recycling rules for all operators 30 Jun AARTO demerit points go live tomorrow; ConCourt reshapes cartel jurisdiction 29 Jun AARTO demerit points go live 1 July in 60 municipalities; SCA clarifies hospital privilege termination 26 Jun Dairy industry levies and registration commence 1 July — 5 days' notice 25 Jun North West seizes control of four municipalities under s 139(5)(c) intervention 24 Jun ConCourt blocks res judicata creep: settlement orders cannot bind non-parties 23 Jun Constitutional Court shuts door on VAT zero-rating for recycled gold 22 Jun KZN Gaming Tax Bill overhauls rates, levies, and tax base — comment deadline running 19 Jun 28.86% anti-dumping duty on Mozambican steel pipes takes immediate effect 18 Jun Nothing to report for 18 June 2026 17 Jun Legacy qualifications face final expiry deadlines; High Court condemns B-BBEE fronting 15 Jun No material legal developments for 15 June 2026 12 Jun R100k cash reporting under FICA in 19 days; new steel and PET duties gazetted 11 Jun Nothing to report for 11 June 2026 10 Jun Public Procurement Regulations: Comment Deadline Extended to 15 July 2026 09 Jun Silent day — no material developments to report 08 Jun New Financial Sector Levy Categories and 30-Day Comment Window Now Open 05 Jun FIC Act sections commence; Full Court sharpens s 18(4) urgency standard 04 Jun First Indigenous Knowledge Regulations propose 40% turnover penalties and mandatory licensing 03 Jun SARS correction notice widens customs rule from China-specific to Republic-wide scope 02 Jun No material legal developments for 2 June 2026 01 Jun SCA Limits Cooper Equal-Sharing Rule for Trustee Remuneration in Multi-Trustee Estates 29 May Appeal security now discretionary — Rule 49(13) rewrites commence 3 July 2026 28 May New SA-China zero-tariff origin rules take retrospective effect from 1 May 2026 27 May New SMME classification thresholds now in force across all sectors 26 May Employment Services Amendment Bill headed to Parliament — new offences, broader scope 25 May NERSA proposes wholesale electricity pricing architecture — comment by 26 June 22 May Companies Amendment Act sections now live; governing-law jurisdiction question heads to Full Court 21 May SCA Rules Suicide Without Mental Illness Breaks Causation Chain in RAF Claims 20 May No material developments to report today 19 May Nothing to report — routine administrative notices only 18 May Exchange Control Comment Deadline Extended; Mining M&A Consent Threshold Clarified 15 May Fuel levies, safeguard duties and steel rebates land with imminent deadlines 14 May Immigration detention overhaul signed; minority veto rights enforced by interdict 13 May SCA endorses CPA-avoidance via juristic person structuring — but flags vulnerable-consumer risk 12 May Waste activities schedule repealed and replaced; heirs' PIE occupation right survives unauthorised estate transfer 11 May SCA Shuts Down Piecemeal Appeals from National Consumer Tribunal 08 May Competition Act merger thresholds raised substantially — already in effect 07 May Sweeping local government reform proposed; RAF hit with punitive costs 06 May Competition Commission proposes reverse onus on firms for merger-condition compliance 05 May Fuel levy rates substituted — new rates effective 6 May 2026 04 May Draft MyMzansi digital ID regulations open for comment — 6 June 2026 deadline 30 Apr SCA Invalidates RAF Claim Form; Salary-History Ban and POPIA Code Open for Comment 29 Apr SCA confirms post-liquidation payments void ex lege; mutual bank reporting overhauled 28 Apr Rule 46A does not shield trusts from sequestration, High Court holds 24 Apr R522m vessel seizure tests customs forfeiture limits; COIDA ceiling rises 23 Apr Anti-dumping duties up to 47.23% hit washing machine imports from China and Thailand 22 Apr Constitutional Court rewrites GAAR playbook; anti-dumping duties hit appliance imports 21 Apr Full Bench confirms settlement agreements reset the in duplum baseline 20 Apr Valuation Appeal Boards cannot strike down municipal Rates Policies 17 Apr Treasury brings crypto under exchange control; SCA reshapes unlawful detention burden of proof 16 Apr PIE Act overhaul proposed; SCA opens RAF claims to undocumented foreign nationals 15 Apr CPA opt-out registry now in force; judicial oversight extended to non-residential execution 14 Apr Cross-border declaratory relief affirmed; Rhino BMP signals domestic horn trade by 2027 13 Apr NERSA tariff comments close 21 April; Labour Court limits s 60 EEA reach to contractors 10 Apr Insolvency rehabilitation tightened; OHS engineer certification overhauled 09 Apr SCA rules Eskom is not an organ of state; ICASA finalises DTTB spectrum regulations 08 Apr ConCourt Resets Recusal Law; Johannesburg Court Boundaries Redrawn 07 Apr SCA departs from Strouthos: no automatic security for costs when SCA grants leave to full court 06 Apr No material developments for 6 April 2026 03 Apr Nothing to report for 3 April 2026 02 Apr Extradition Bill to replace 1962 Act — major threshold and refusal-ground changes ahead 01 Apr VAT rate increase blocked; SCA reshapes expropriation compensation review standard 31 Mar New Dust Control Regulations in force — 60-day plan deadline starts now 30 Mar Road freight's four-month parental leave regime binds all employers from 13 April 27 Mar ITAC proposes sweeping renewable energy tariff hikes; SCA shuts down MHSA forum shopping 26 Mar No material legal developments today 25 Mar No material developments for commercial practitioners today 24 Mar Gautrain corridor route locks in immediate development restrictions across Gauteng 23 Mar SCA shuts down bare commercial-sensitivity PAIA refusals; living annuity threshold now R150,000 20 Mar New PVoC regime for Chinese imports; A1 Group rescue dismissed across six companies 19 Mar Anti-dumping duties up to 74.98% on steel from China, Japan, Taiwan and Thailand take immediate effect 18 Mar SCA settles automatic stay for reconsideration applications; five-year steel anti-dumping duties confirmed 17 Mar Constitutional Court: Municipal Disaster Duties Arise Without a Formal Disaster Declaration 16 Mar Essential Services Door Closes for Heavy Industry; New Bill Criminalises Unregistered Science Practice 13 Mar ITAC trade-remedy rules open for comment; Full Bench curbs SARS transfer pricing pleadings 12 Mar Telecoms rapid-deployment rules open for comment; Muslim marriage protections confirmed on appeal 11 Mar SCA clears cross-border mining amalgamations; draft waste exemption regs open for comment 10 Mar High Court strikes down post-contract exclusivity clauses in state procurement 09 Mar Director-removal review standard clarified; CITES export quotas now binding 06 Mar New COIDA regulations effective immediately; SCA settles trust-deed intention rule 05 Mar VAT Act rate-setting power declared unconstitutional — Parliament gets 24 months 04 Mar Severance pay doubles. Every employer must act. 03 Mar New 3,080-ha Vaal SEZ proposed; Labour Court clarifies termination of union organisational rights 02 Mar Provisional liquidation orders are not appealable, High Court holds — departing from Siyanda

SA Daily Legal Briefing · All summaries derived directly from published gazette texts and case law judgements. Nothing on this page constitutes legal advice. · 21 July 2026