South Africa

Currency: South African rand (ZAR)

Timezone: South African Standard Time (UTC+2)

South Africa is a Southern Africa country located at the tip of the continent, sharing its borders with Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, Eswatini, and Zimbabwe. The climate of the country is mostly sub-tropical along the coast and semi-arid inthe other parts of the country with a terrain that is mostly plateau with rugged hills. With a population of approximately 60 million people, South Africa is the most populous country in Southern Africa and contains a diverse ethnic group, including Black African, Whites, and Indian/Asian.

The official languages of the country are English, Zulu, Xhosa, Afrikaans, Pedi, Tswana, Southern Sotho, Venda, Tsonga, Swazi, Southern Ndebele. The country operates a parliamentary republic system of government which is administratively divided into nine (9) provinces, and Pretoria —the country’s capital. The South Africa economy is the second-largest economy in Africa by GDP and is widely regarded as a middle-income emerging economy that is rich in natural resources. The major source of foreign exchange for the country comes from the export of gold, diamond, wines, iron ore, platinum, non-ferrous metals. The major challenges facing the country are the prevalence of HIV/AIDs and public sector corruption.

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Updated-Rifampicin Resistant-TB-Clinical-Guidelines 2023

Ministry of Health

Introduces shorter 6-month regimens (BPaL and BPaL-L), updated eligibility criteria, and enhanced monitoring protocols to improve RR-TB treatment outcomes and reduce loss to follow-up

South Africa • 2023 • Health

Low Cost Benefit OptionLCBO Recommedations and Guidelines Report 2023

Ministry of Health

Reviews the evolution of LCBOs and proposes regulatory reforms to expand affordable private healthcare access for low-income earners, while aligning with the Medical Schemes Act and NHI goals.

South Africa • 2023 • Health

Electoral Amendment Act 1 of 2023

Ministry of Justice

Expands the Electoral Act to allow independent candidates to contest National Assembly and provincial legislature elections. Sets nomination requirements, regulates candidate lists, and establishes the Electoral Reform Consultation Panel.

South Africa • 2023 • Governance and Democracy

Health National 2021 Normative Standards Framework for interoperability in Digital Health Gazette, 2022

Ministry of Health

Establishes national standards for digital health systems to securely exchange data across platforms. It defines architecture, governance, privacy, and technical protocols to ensure interoperability and support universal health coverage

South Africa • 2022 • Health

National Policy Pertaining to the Programme and Promotion Requirements of the National Curriculum Statement Grades R - 12)

Ministry of Education, South Africa

The policy stipulated in this document applies to public ordinary and special schools and those independent schools that offer the National Curriculum Statement Grades R – 12, which comprise; Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statements for...

South Africa • 2021 • Education

GUIDE TO ANTIGEN TESTING FOR SARS COV-2-IN SOUTH AFRICA, 2021

Ministry of Health

Provides protocols for when and how to use rapid antigen tests for COVID-19, including test performance, result interpretation, eligibility criteria, and reporting procedures.

South Africa • 2021 • Health

Electoral Laws Amendment Act 4 of 2021

Ministry of Justice

Updates the Electoral Act, Electoral Commission Act, and Municipal Electoral Act to streamline party registration, revise special voting procedures, regulate voters without addresses, and modernize candidate list submissions and provisional results handling

South Africa • 2021 • Governance and Democracy

The ICT COVID–19 National Disaster Amendment Regulations

Communications, South Africa

These Regulations amend the ICT COVID–19 National Disaster Regulations published in Notice No. 238, Government Gazette No. 43207 dated 6 April 2020 in terms of section 4(7)(b) of the Electronic Communications Act, 2005 (Act No....

South Africa • 2020 • Information, Communication and Technology

National Ports: Regulations 2020

Department of Transport, South Africa

These Regulations have the purpose to provide for the prohibition of embarkation and disembarkation of certain persons at South African sea ports and provide improved hygiene control and sterilization facilities on ships, sea ports, port...

South Africa • 2020 • Transportation

Consumer and Customer Protection and National Disaster Management Regulations and Directions

Ministry of Trade, Industry and Competition, South Africa

The purpose of these regulations is to promote concerted conduct to prevent an escalation of the national disaster and to alleviate, contain and minimize the effects of the national disaster and protect consumers and customers...

South Africa • 2020 • Trade, Industry and Investment