Ideas
Every reform, rule, agreement and project the records follow, with its status on four tracks.
Ideas from SA Policy Space appear with every track unknown until the evidence here supports a status; SA Policy Space's own single label is kept as source information on each idea's page.
26 of 26 ideas
| Idea | Legal | Rules | Delivery | Funding | Cross-border links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open access to freight railSouth Africa · Reform | – | In force · 3 Jul 2026 | Targeted · 2027, Q1 2027 | Not applicable | 0 |
| Transport Economic RegulatorSouth Africa · Reform | In force · 1 Apr 2026 | – | Targeted · Apr 2027 | Unknown | 0 |
| Private participation in ports and railSouth Africa · Programme | – | – | Partly operating · 1 Jan 2026 | Unknown | 0 |
| Six land ports of entry rebuiltSouth Africa · Project | – | – | Targeted · 2026 | Unknown | 2 |
| Ressano Garcia border post rebuiltMozambique · Project | – | – | Unknown | Unknown | 1 |
| Maputo–Ressano Garcia railwayMozambique · Project | – | – | Targeted · 18 Jul 2030 | Unknown | 0 |
| Network access in MozambiqueMozambique · Reform | In force · 9 Oct 2022 | In force · 7 Jul 2026 | Unknown | – | 0 |
| Mozambique's independent system operatorMozambique · Reform | In force · 9 Oct 2022 | Unknown | Not started · 7 Jul 2026 | – | 0 |
| Mozambique's export and import concessionsMozambique · Reform | In force · 9 Oct 2022 | In force · 7 Jul 2026 | Unknown | – | 0 |
| Mozambique–Malawi interconnectorMozambique, Malawi · Project | – | – | Unknown | Unknown | 0 |
| Capital Flow Management RegulationsSouth Africa · Reform | – | Consulted · 15 May 2026 | – | – | 0 |
| SADC-RTGS settlement systemRegional · Programme | – | – | Operating · Sep 2026 | – | 1 |
| TCIB low-value schemeRegional · Programme | – | – | Operating · Sep 2026 | – | 0 |
| PAPSS and South AfricaRegional · Programme | – | – | Partly operating · Jun 2026 | – | 1 |
| West Africa's transmission pricingECOWAS · Reform | – | In force · 19 Mar 2026 | Unknown | – | 0 |
| A regional system and market operator for West AfricaECOWAS · Reform | – | Approved · 19 Mar 2026 | Unknown | – | 0 |
| Securing payment for cross-border power trade in West AfricaECOWAS · Reform | In force · Dec 2018 | – | Unknown | – | 0 |
| West Africa's regional electricity market, launched in phasesECOWAS · Reform | – | Approved · 13 Sep 2025 | Unknown | – | 0 |
| New wholesale market (SAWEM)South Africa · Reform | In force · 1 Jan 2025 | Consulted · 26 Aug 2026 | Partly operating · Apr 2026 | Not applicable | 3 |
| Wheeling under existing arrangementsSouth Africa · Operating arrangement | – | Unknown | Partly operating · 31 Aug 2026 | Not applicable | 2 |
| Independent Transmission ProjectsSouth Africa · Programme | Unknown | – | Targeted · 2026, Q2 2027 | Targeted · Q1 2027 | 0 |
| Open access to the networksZambia · Reform | In force · 2024 | Consulted · Aug 2025 | Partly operating · 2025 | Not applicable | 3 |
| ZiZaBoNa interconnectorZimbabwe, Zambia, Botswana, Namibia · Project | – | – | Unknown · target 2026 | Unknown | 1 |
| Modified Single Buyer marketNamibia · Reform | In force · 15 Nov 2007 | Approved · 27 Mar 2025 | Partly operating · Sep 2019 | Not applicable | 0 |
| Freeze on new export generation licencesNamibia · Regulatory measure | – | In force · 5 Sep 2025 | – | – | 2 |
| Obib–Oranjemund lineNamibia, South Africa · Project | – | – | Unknown · target Jul 2026, outcome not verified | Unknown | 1 |