Legislation

On 15 April 2026, the Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Mr Mpho Parks Tau, MP, published the Consumer Protection Act Amendment Regulations, 2026 in Government Gazette No. 54521. The [...]

South Africa was grey listed by the Financial Action Force (FATF) on 24 February 2023.  The FATF then developed an action plan which required South Africa to satisfactorily demonstrate its [...]

The Department of Employment and Labour has published the Draft Employment Equity Regulations 2023 The Draft Regulations can be found by accessing the link below:- [...]

In terms of section 28 of the FIC Act, accountable institutions are obligated to report cash transactions exceeding certain limits. In the Government Gazette published on 14 October 2022, the [...]

Any estate agency firm with an annual total turnover of  less than R2,5 million qualifies as an Exempted Micro-Enterprise (“EME”). Exempted Micro Enterprises (“EMEs”) will be exempt [...]

The Department of Human Settlements has published the regulations under the Act which are necessary to give effect to the commencement of the Rental Housing Act, 1999 as amended.  The draft [...]

The Department of Human Settlements has published the draft regulations under the Act which are necessary to give effect to the commencement of the Rental Housing Act, 1999 as amended.  The draft [...]

To access the Property Sector Codes as gazetted click on the links below:- 40910-amended-property-sector-code property-sector-scorecard Please find below a list of some of the the accredited [...]

In terms of Section 77 of the Property Practitioners Act (Act No. 22 of 2019), the Act will come into operation on 1 February 2022. The Minister for Human Settlements has in terms of Section 70 [...]

In response to the POPI Act which came into effect on 1 July 2021, Lightstone have prepared this handy booklet for Estate Agents on important and relevant POPIA information and its potential [...]