South Africa · Policy & evidence
South Africa's reform ideas, traced to their evidence
Explore policy reforms and the parliamentary, research and official-document evidence linked to them.
- Both
- 91
- Parliament only
- 55
- Research only
- 17
- Neither linked yet
- 8
31 also have accepted official-document links. Missing links indicate incomplete coverage, not proof that no evidence exists.
4,240 meetings · snapshot 2026-10-12
01 · Find your starting point
Start where you are
Journalists
What moved this week, and the record behind it.
Newsroom bulletins →
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Students and lecturers
The ideas behind the reforms, then the cases.
What a binding constraint is →
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Officials and analysts
Packages, trade-offs and the money.
Reform packages →
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Civil society
Who is responsible, and when you can have your say.
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02 · This week
The latest, and the record behind it
This week in SA reform — NSFAS Fraud Prevention and Administration System Overhaul in committee
6 new links between ideas and committee meetings, touching 5 ideas; 1 idea updated; 13 research papers added.
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Reform progress
Editorial assessment of recorded implementation status. Data as of 2026-10-12. Trend observed from recorded status counts.
What's New
Most-discussed ideas in the last 90 days of committee meetings.
- School Infrastructure Acceleration: Eliminating Inappropriate Structures2 meetings
- PMTE Property Portfolio Rationalisation and Revenue Optimisation2 meetings
- Bulk Water Infrastructure Investment Programme2 meetings
Newest papers with judged reform links, from 1,272 papers.
- Development of water-energy-food nexus index and its application to South Africa and the Southern African Development CommunityWRC ↗
- A Framework to support the development of Model By-laws (norms and standards) for Water Efficient Sanitation Solutions in municipalitiesWRC ↗
- JOINT VENTURES AS MECHANISMS FOR ACCELERATING EQUITABLE WATER ALLOCATION AND AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT LESSONS LEARNT FROM THE LOWER SUNDAYS RIVER AND GREAT FISH RIVER CATCHMENTS.WRC ↗
Quick Insights
Most Feasible Quick Wins
Actionable short-term reforms with high editorial feasibility ratings
- Employment Tax Incentive (ETI) Extension and Expansion4/5
- e-Visa System Rollout for Tourism and Business4/5
- SMME Red Tape Reduction: BizPortal and Compliance Integration4/5
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Data as of 2026-10-12 · latest PMG meeting 2026-10-09 · refreshed weekly · committee coverage windows vary — see the per-committee table