Shape the Future of South Africa's State-Owned Enterprises!

The South African government has introduced the National State Enterprises Bill (2024), a significant legislative proposal aimed at transforming how state-owned enterprises (SOEs) are managed. This Bill proposes the creation of a new State Asset Management SOC Ltd (SAMSOC), a holding company that will centralise the management and oversight of SOEs like Eskom, Transnet, SAA, and others.

Closes: 15 / 02 / 2025

Working together for a better future: Have your say on the Intergovernmental Framework Amendment Bill

The government is seeking public input on the proposed Intergovernmental Relations Framework Amendment Bill, 2024. The proposed amendments to the Intergovernmental Relations Framework Act, 2005, aim to improve intergovernmental coordination by establishing new structures, expanding existing ones, and setting a minimum number of annual meetings.

Closes: 18 / 01 / 2025

Have Your Say on Nuclear Energy: Small Modular Reactors and Loadshedding

South Africa faces a critical energy crisis, with loadshedding disrupting lives and the economy. As part of the solution, the government is considering small modular reactors (SMRs) to revive the nuclear industry.

Closes: 01 / 04 / 2025

Protecting our young Dear South Africans: Have your say on the Draft Customary Initiation Regulations

The Draft Customary Initiation Regulations aim to safeguard the health, dignity, and cultural rights of initiates while upholding the constitutional principles of South Africa. Reports of severe injuries, abuses, and fatalities, particularly among young men, have highlighted the urgent need for governance and oversight.

Closes: 31 / 01 / 2025

Shaping South Africa's Carbon Market Policy

South Africa is crafting its approach to the Paris Agreement’s Article 6, allowing countries to trade carbon credits to meet climate goals. (The Paris Agreement is a landmark international treaty adopted in 2015 under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), aimed at limiting global warming to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels, with efforts to cap it at 1.5°C, through nationally determined contributions (NDCs) and enhanced global cooperation on climate action.)

Closes: 22 / 12 / 2024

One Central South African Emergency Hotline?

The Department of Communications and Digital Technologies has proposed an immense change to South Africa's emergency response system by phasing out different critical emergency numbers for different branches, such as 10111 (police), 10177 (medical emergencies), and 107 (fire, rescue, and ambulance). This proposal seeks to consolidate all emergency services under a single number—112. While intended to streamline access and modernise emergency services, this change could increase complications present in an already overburdened system.

Closes: 02 / 01 / 2025

Shape South Africa’s Anti-Corruption Future – Have Your Say on the Proposed Constitutional Amendment

The proposed Constitution Twenty-First Amendment Bill, introduced by MP Adv. G. Breytenbach, proposes to establish an independent Anti-Corruption Commission as a Chapter 9 institution in South Africa’s Constitution. This Commission would focus on combating serious corruption and high-level organized crime to strengthen South Africa’s democracy and reduce the burden on the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA).

Closes: 01 / 01 / 2025

Fuelling economic growth: Have your say on the proposed Petroleum Products Bill

The Petroleum Products Bill, recently published in the Government Gazette by Minister Gwede Mantashe, aims, among other things, to “promote an efficient manufacturing, wholesaling and retailing petroleum products industry”.

Closes: 21 / 12 / 2024