Crypto regulation and policy
Polymarket's eight SA mayoral markets have traded about $381,000 before the 4 November vote, and no local gambling or financial regulator oversees them.
Luno says draft South African capital-flow rules could classify stablecoin payments differently from equivalent bank payments for goods and services.
Comments close today on South Africa’s draft cross-border crypto rules, which would bring CASP transfers under FinSurv reporting.
Treasury and the SARB’s draft Crypto Assets Manual would pull offshore crypto transfers into FinSurv reporting. Written comments close 30 September 2026.
Starlink could reshape broadband beyond South Africa's fibre footprint, but licensing remains the decisive part of the local story.