This article discusses the various bills signed into law by President Cyril Ramaphosa in 2024, highlighting the impact and controversies surrounding them.
The Bela Bill and NHI have been the most contentious pieces of legislation in 2024 but what else did President Ramaphosa sign this year?In 2023, the most notable bills related to President Cyril Ramaphosa were found in the sofa cushions of a farmhouse. Fast forward to 2024 and the President signed into law several pieces of legislation, some whose effects won’t be felt until the next decade.
The jokester-in-chief laughed about not having a pen earlier in the year, but he was soon waving it like a magic wand, granting the wishes of many segments of society. The politicians who faced public backlash in 2024 The amendment removed a R15 million limit on donations to political parties as well as the R100,000 threshold for having to declare donations to the Electoral Commission. There were doubts about the lack of limits being abused, but in August, the Western Cape High Court ruled that the pre-amendment limits would still be in place. My Vote Counts (MVC) had argued that the bill would make political funding less transparent and as of November, the President had not yet attempted to adjust the limits. The day before the 2024 national elections, the president signed the Cannabis for Private Purposes Bill. An earlier draft stipulated the amounts marijuana users and cultivators could carry and grow, but the draft signed by Ramaphosa excluded this stipulation. The bill was focused on outlining the responsibilities adult users have around children and non-consenting individuals but removed any penalties for home users. “The consequent regulatory reform enabled by the CfPPA will, amongst others, entirely remove cannabis from the Drugs and Drug Trafficking Act,” stated The National Land Transport (NLT) Bill was signed shortly after the elections, granting greater authority to the provinces, municipalities and the transport minister, while implementing greater regulation on e-hailing driver
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