New pension law proposed for South Africa The Democratic Alliance has called for comment on its proposed Private Member’s Bill to amend the Pension Funds Act [have your say at the link]. The bill aims to amend the current Pension Funds Act to enable pension…
PARLIAMENT URGES PUBLIC TO PARTICIPATE IN GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE BILLS [click the link to have your say] Parliament, through the Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services, is processing three crucial Bills that will change the landscape in terms of how government departments, law… More Have…
Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams, Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies, recently extended the period for comment on the Draft Film and Publications Amendment Regulations, which align with the Films and Publications Amendment Act (FPAA). Anti-censorship groups have dubbed this the “internet… More ‘Internet censorship bill’ open for…
SOUTH AFRICAN ECONOMY TO SHRINK BY MORE THAN GOVERNMENT’S 7% FORECAST IN 2020 – MBOWENI Gross domestic product shrunk by a record 51% in the second quarter, its fourth quarterly contraction in a row, as a strict lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus…
LEVEL 1: MBALULA SAYS INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL WILL OPEN ‘VERY SOON’ With calls growing for international travel to resume during Level 1, Mbalula has said that the NCCC is soon to decide on a course of action. Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula has dropped some serious hints…
Did you know that you do not need a firearm licence to lawfully operate a firearm in South Africa? This is because the current Firearm Control Act licences the firearm, not the person. It would make far more sense to treat firearms the same way…
The Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill, published for comment in August 2020, proposes allowing adults to grow up to four plants (per adult) at home, and exchange up to 100 grams of dry cannabis, provided no money changes hands. The bill will also expunge any…
The Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services invites the public to comment on and help shape the Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill. CLICK THE LINK OR IMAGE TO HAVE YOUR SAY, AND THEN SHARE TO ALL YOUR GROUPS have your say on Cannabis…
More than 45 000 people reacted to Dear SA’s campaign inviting comment on draft legislation allowing meat from endangered species to be added to the list of animals allowed to be slaughtered, consumed and traded. The overwhelming majority of those participating in the campaign objected…
ESKOM FAILS TO MEET CONDITIONS ATTACHED TO R59BN BAILOUT Eskom has failed to meet some of the conditions attached to the R59bn it received from the government last year to service its debt through the Special Appropriation Bill – on which Dear South Africa delivered…
