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Minister Malatsi announces withdrawal of the draft policy

Concerns Draft South Africa National Artificial Intelligence

Verified against the official source 26 Sep 2026 · reviewed by Bhaskar Bhatt (a factual check against the official source, not a legal review or legal advice)
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In brief

Minister Malatsi announces withdrawal of the draft policy. Recorded for South Africa on 26 April 2026. It concerns Draft South Africa National Artificial Intelligence. Milestone recorded for Draft South Africa National Artificial Intelligence (South Africa): Minister Malatsi announces withdrawal of the draft policy.

Date
26 April 2026
Jurisdiction
South Africa
Instrument
Draft South Africa National Artificial Intelligence
Impact
Routine
Official source
Government Gazette No. 54477, Notice 3880 of 2026 (DCDT)

What changed?

Milestone recorded for Draft South Africa National Artificial Intelligence (South Africa): Minister Malatsi announces withdrawal of the draft policy. Recorded from the official source listed.

Official source

Minister Malatsi announces withdrawal of the draft policyGovernment Gazette No. 54477, Notice 3880 of 2026 (DCDT) · 26 Apr 2026

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AIPolicyTracker (2026). “Minister Malatsi announces withdrawal of the draft policy” [AIPT-CHG-0133, record version 1, verified 26 September 2026 by Bhaskar Bhatt]. https://aipolicytracker.org/id/AIPT-CHG-0133 (accessed 12 November 2026). Data licensed CC BY 4.0.

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Cite the official text alongside it: Minister Malatsi announces withdrawal of the draft policy, Government Gazette No. 54477, Notice 3880 of 2026 (DCDT), https://www.sanews.gov.za/south-africa/minister-announces-withdrawal-draft-ai-policy.

BibTeX 
@misc{aipolicytracker2026_ministermalatsiannounces,
  author       = {{AIPolicyTracker}},
  title        = {{Minister Malatsi announces withdrawal of the draft policy}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://aipolicytracker.org/changes/2026-04-26-south-africa-draft-south-africa-national-artificial-intelligence}},
  url          = {https://aipolicytracker.org/changes/2026-04-26-south-africa-draft-south-africa-national-artificial-intelligence},
  urldate      = {2026-11-12},
  note         = {Data licensed CC BY 4.0. Accessed 12 November 2026}
}

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