# Minister Malatsi announces withdrawal of the draft policy

- **Record type**: Change log entry
- **Occurred on**: 2026-04-26
- **Jurisdiction**: South Africa
- **Instrument**: Draft South Africa National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy
- **Impact level**: Routine

## 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; details to be expanded by a reviewer.

## Provenance

- **Record page**: https://aipolicytracker.org/changes/2026-04-26-south-africa-draft-south-africa-national-artificial-intelligence
- **Official source**: https://www.sanews.gov.za/south-africa/minister-announces-withdrawal-draft-ai-policy
- **Source document**: Minister Malatsi announces withdrawal of the draft policy
- **Published by**: Government Gazette No. 54477, Notice 3880 of 2026 (DCDT)
- **Review status**: verified
- **Confidence**: high
- **Facts last confirmed**: 2026-09-26
- **Confirmed by**: AI Policy Tracker (see https://aipolicytracker.org/reviewers)
- **Retrieved**: 2026-09-27
- **Licence**: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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