Dear Subscriber,
Please find attached last week’s Gazette_Watch_10-15_July_2026 and Newsflash_10_-_17_July_2026, covering the latest government gazette notices and legal developments relevant to your compliance programme.
Gazette Watch highlights
The standout item is the draft Strategic Petroleum Stock Policy (comment by 9 August 2026), alongside fresh steel trade remedies on cold-rolled imports (safeguard comments due 30 July 2026), a cluster of five exchange-control forfeiture orders, and a revised national Foot-and-Mouth Disease control framework. Further comment deadlines apply for rail safety standards (13 September), red meat statutory measures (31 July) and OQSF occupational qualifications (4 August).
Newsflash highlights
This edition covers National Treasury’s draft Capital Flow Management Regulations (bringing crypto assets into the exchange control net), new direct-marketing compliance rules under the Consumer Protection Act, the Labour Court’s ruling in Bothma v Petra Diamonds on restructuring and qualification requirements, Outa’s High Court challenge to the wider Aarto rollout, and two significant tax judgments on anti-avoidance and VAT zero-rating.
Please refer to the attached documents for full details, including comment deadlines, links to primary sources, and recommended compliance actions. Where a notice or judgment impacts your organisation directly, we will be in touch separately with a stand-alone brief.
Regards,
Alison and the Lee’s Compliance / Legal Team