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FSCA: Draft Joint Standard requirements pertaining to beneficial owners logo

FSCA: Draft Joint Standard requirements...

The Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) and the Prudential Authority (PA) have published a dra...


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SAICA: Educational material on illustrative examples on reporting uncertainties in the financial statements logo

SAICA: Educational material on illustrat...

SAICA has published educational material on the IASB’s illustrative examples for reporting uncertain...


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National Treasury: A Framework to Centralise Unclaimed Financial Assets in South Africa logo

National Treasury has published a discussion paper which proposes A Framework to Centralise Unclaime...


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IRBA: Proposed Competency Framework (Revised 2026) logo

IRBA: Proposed Competency Framework (Rev...

The IRBA has issued its Proposed Competency Framework (Revised 2026), updating auditor competencies...


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Information Regulator: Media briefing on POPIA and PAIA contraventions logo

Information Regulator: Media briefing on...

The Information Regulator has held a media briefing, delivering a comprehensive account of its enfor...


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Draft regulations governing the administering of an oath or affirmation logo

Draft regulations governing the administ...

The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development has published Draft Regulations under the J...


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DoEL: Investigation into the National Minimum Wage logo

The National Minimum Wage (NMW) Commission has called for public input on potential changes to the n...


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FSCA: Regulatory Actions Report for 2026 logo

FSCA: Regulatory Actions Report for 2026

The Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) has published its latest Regulatory Actions Report for...


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FIC: TFS list updated logo

FIC: TFS list updated

The Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) has confirmed that the United Nations Security Council (UNSC...


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IFRS for SMEs Educational Module 29: Income Tax logo

The IFRS Foundation has released an educational module to support applying Section 29 on Income Tax...


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Draft Legal Practice Amendment Bill 2026 logo

Draft Legal Practice Amendment Bill 2026

The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DoJ & CD) has published the Draft Legal Pr...


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Draft Regulation of Trust Bill 2026 logo

Draft Regulation of Trust Bill 2026

The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DoJ & CD) has published the draft Regulati...


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Draft Reviewed Code of Good Practice on the Preparation and Implementation of the Employment Equity Plan logo

The Department of Employment and Labour has published the Draft Reviewed Code of Good Practice on th...


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FIC: Directive 10 on information pertaining to geographic locations of Accountable Institutions logo

FIC: Directive 10 on information pertain...

The FIC has issued Directive 10, requiring certain accountable institutions to submit geographic dat...


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SAICA: Exposure Draft on Headline Earnings Circular 2026 logo

SAICA: Exposure Draft on Headline Earnin...

The South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) has issued proposed Circular x/2026 – H...


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CIPC: Establishment of the National Adoption Readiness Working Group (ARWG) on Sustainability Reporting logo

CIPC: Establishment of the National Adop...

The Commissioner of the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC), supported by the Depa...


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IAASB: Proposed Revisions to Core Standards logo

IAASB: Proposed Revisions to Core Standa...

The International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB) has proposed Revisions to 3 Core St...


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ASB: Amendments to GRAP 109 logo

ASB: Amendments to GRAP 109

The Board of the Accounting Standards Board (ASB) has approved final amendments, and has issued thes...


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FIC: Draft Directive 12 on the submission of RMCPs logo

FIC: Draft Directive 12 on the submissio...

The Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) has issued Draft Directive 12 on the annual submission of th...


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FIC: Guidance Note 7B re Implementation of various aspects of FICA logo

FIC: Guidance Note 7B re Implementation...

The FIC has issued Guidance Note 7B, updating FICA compliance guidance to include proliferation fina...


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CIPC: Beneficial Ownership (BO) Filing Compliance Inspections logo

The CIPC has reminded registered entities that routine on-site and virtual inspections will be condu...


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ISSB: Proposed updates to Digital Sustainability Taxonomy logo

ISSB: Proposed updates to Digital Sustai...

The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) has published IFRS Sustainability Disclosure...


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General Laws (AML and CTF) Amendment Bill logo

General Laws (AML and CTF) Amendment Bil...

The General Laws (Anti-Money Laundering and Combating Terrorism Financing) Amendment Bill (GLAB) (B1...


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IFRS for SMEs Educational Module 34 - Specialised Activities logo

The IFRS Foundation has published a new Educational Module to support the application of Section 34...


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