As of 01 April 2023, changes pertaining to beneficial ownership that were introduced by the General Laws (Anti-Money Laundering and Combating Terrorism Financing) Amendment Act, No. 22 of 2022 will come into effect.
We are, particularly in the South African context, acutely aware of the impact that education and literacy have on the economic and overall success of a country. Alarmingly, however, a recent report published by the Reading Panel reveals that children who do not...
Access to Parliamentary Documents Simplified by Sabinet Parliamentary documents and Bills play an important role in the ever-changing landscape of South African legislation. The majority of these documents are available online through the South African parliament...
Keeping Track of Provincial Legislation with Sabinet Discover Keeping up with the changes in national legislation that might affect you or your business is already hard enough, and can become so much more complicated when you have to take the differences in provincial...
Access National Legislation via Sabinet's NetLaw Portal Much like society itself, national legislation is ever-changing. Rather than being static entities void of transformation, laws are constantly modified as society changes and adapts. Keeping abreast with national...
The Importance of Accessing Parliamentary Documents Through Sabinet Parliamentary documents are useful for legal and financial professionals, business executives, and active citizens who want to understand the law better and monitor legislative changes. Parliamentary...
Discover a World of Information with Sabinet's Specialised Reference Databases and Journal Offerings Specialised reference databases refer to a collection of in-depth information on one or more particular areas of study. Information is clearly and specifically indexed...
The Importance of Resource Sharing Services Resource sharing services are critical for libraries and cloud-based databases across the world. With the vast amount of knowledge and information available today, it is near impossible for a single library or database to...
South African Library Week (SALW) is observed annually, with the 2023 celebration being held from 20 to 26 March under the theme "Libraries: telling powerful stories". Libraries have always played a vital role in society, providing access to information and knowledge....
They say knowledge is power and Sabinet, previously known as the South African Bibliographic and Information Network, has been a direct power source of knowledge for four decades—nationally as well as globally. Sabinet is recognised as a leading library services...
Sometimes, looking back gives us a better idea of where we are in the greater scheme of things, and how we came to be here. The following article was written by the University of South Africa’s John Willemse for presentation to the United Nations Economic Commission...
The Department of Higher Education and Training says that more than 1,1 million students have enrolled in academic programmes at public universities in 2023, while over 100 000 students have enrolled in private tertiary education. Applications for student loans are...
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana is set to deliver South Africa’s 2023 Budget Speech on 22 February at 14h00. South Africans have anxiously awaited the Budget Speech that is set to be delivered today, 22 February 2023, by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana. The...
In his keynote address at the ANC’s 111th celebration in Mangaung in early January 2023, President Ramaphosa said that basic service delivery is at the top of the party’s priorities for 2023. The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 states that...
The State of the Nation Address (SONA) is an annual address given by the South African President to a joint session of Parliament. The address serves as a report on the economic and social state of the nation. It provides an update on the progress of priority...
Government spending will amount to R6.62 trillion over the next three years. The social wage will take up 59.4 percent of total non-interest spending over this period. The bulk of the spending is allocated to learning and culture in the amount of R1.3 trillion, social...
Sabinet Is Your One-Stop Solution for South African Municipal By-Laws and Related Information If you’re looking for a comprehensive collection of South African municipal by-laws, the Sabinet Municipal By-Laws database is the centralised platform you’ve been looking...
The Advantages of Document Processing and Digitisation Services with Sabinet At Sabinet, our focus is on facilitating access to information. In the digital age, more businesses and institutions are adding greater value and efficiency to their work by digitising...
Attorneys in private practice and those working in law firms all have an obligation to stay compliant with a host of regulatory requirements, says Sabinet, one of the leading suppliers of online legal information in South Africa. “Attorneys operating in the mercantile...
The South African Government, via the Department of Finance, has announced the implementation of the new General Laws Amendment Act. President Cyril Ramaphosa signed into law the General Laws (Anti Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism) Amendment...