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Stay Ahead with Legal Updates: 4-8 August 2025

  • The Lexinfo Team
  • Aug 8
  • 5 min read
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Featured in the latest Update are the Government Gazette notices announcing the phased national rollout of the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (AARTO) system, including demerit points. Also included are notices of intention to introduce three distinct Bills, each titled Constitution Twenty-Second Amendment Bill, 2025, addressing eligibility restrictions, executive reform and land reform. Our full newsletters provide comprehensive coverage of the latest legal developments. Visit our website or contact us at alert@lexinfo.co.za for more details on how to subscribe.

ATTORNEY ALERT: 4 AUGUST 2025

Monday's edition references the Government Gazette notices announcing the phased national rollout of the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences (AARTO) system, including the demerit points component, were published on 1 August 2025 under the following Proclamations:

Commencement dates:

(a)  1 December 2025: Sections 17, 18, 19, 19A, 19B, 20, 23, 29–35 of the Act come into effect in municipalities listed in Annexure A.

(b) 1 April 2026: Sections 17, 18, 19, 19A, 19B, 20, 23, 29–35 of the Act come into effect in municipalities listed in Annexure B.

(c) 1 September 2026: Sections 24–28 of the Act come into operation.

Commencement dates:

(a) 1 December 2025: The Act comes into effect (excluding s 2(g)) in the areas listed in Annexure A.

(b) 1 April 2026: The Act comes into effect (excluding section 2(g)) in the areas listed in Annexure B.

(c) 1 September 2026: Section 2(g) comes into operation.

 

Notices of intention to introduce three distinct Bills, each titled Constitution Twenty-Second Amendment Bill, 2025, were gazetted over the past two weeks. While each Bill proposes a unique constitutional amendment, the reference numbers remain provisional and will be confirmed upon formal introduction to Parliament. A summary of each Bill is provided below:

  • Eligibility restrictions (GN3405 GG 53099 p83 1Aug2025): Proposes expanding the categories of individuals disqualified from serving in the National Assembly, provincial legislatures and municipal councils.

  • Executive reform (GenN3385 GG 53038 p126 25Jul2025): Aims to abolish the office of Deputy Minister, introduce parliamentary oversight of ministerial appointments and empower the National Assembly to pass motions of no confidence in individual Ministers, thereby improving governance and protecting public finances.

  • Land reform (GenN3400 GG 53086 p3 28Jul2025): Seeks to amend section 25 of the Constitution to allow land expropriation without compensation, affirm collective ownership of land and natural resources, extend the restitution cut-off date to 1652 and establish custodianship under the democratic state and traditional authorities.

 

This edition also features several articles, including:

 

EMPLOYMENT AND LABOUR LAW ALERT: 4 AUGUST 2025

This week’s edition contains references to the latest Labour Appeal Court judgments:

 

Several recent Labour Court judgments are featured, such as:

 

Also included are the following articles:

INSURANCE LAW ALERT: 5 AUGUST 2025

Tuesday's edition includes the following article from the latest issue of De Rebus:

  • Marumoagae, Clement. Pension interest redefined: Divorce, the Two-Pot System, and legal uncertainty. – 2025 Aug De Rebus p31

 

The following Pension Funds Adjudicator determination is featured:

 

Also included is the Council for Medical Schemes Appeals Committee ruling in T v Medihelp Medical Scheme (CMS 83819) (17 June 2025).

HEALTH LAW ALERT: 6 AUGUST 2025

This week’s edition contains a reference to the following report by the Health Ombud:

 

An open access publication by Pretoria University Law Press titled Practising the Mental Health Care Act: Algorithmic Decisions Case by Case can be viewed or downloaded here.

 

Also featured are the following articles:

  • Gray, Andy. These are our rights when we use medicines. – 2025 Aug 4 GroundUp

  • Klopper, Hennie. Curtailing costs or compounding chaos? A review of RAF’s litigation practices. – 2025 Aug De Rebus p19


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ENERGY LAW ALERT: 7 AUGUST 2025

The latest edition features the following articles:

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Date posted: 8 August 2025


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