---
title: "South Africa"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/jurisdictions/south-africa"
type: "jurisdiction"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "ZA"
kind: "country"
country: "ZA"
last_reviewed: "2026-10-11"
---

# South Africa

> Courts have sanctioned fictitious AI citations (e.g. Mavundla, 2025); LPC ICT guide covers AI.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/jurisdictions/south-africa  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-11

Site index for agents: https://ailawframework.com/llms.txt

Courts have sanctioned fictitious AI citations (e.g. Mavundla, 2025); LPC ICT guide covers AI.

Courts have sanctioned fictitious AI citations (e.g. Mavundla, 2025); LPC ICT guide covers AI.

## Key facts

- Kind: Country
- Task versions written for this jurisdiction: 0
- AI instruments recorded: 2

## AI rules and guidance (2)

| Instrument | Issuer | Kind | Effective | Source type | Summary |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Guide: ICT for practice and cyber law (incl. AI and hallucinations)](https://lpc.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/n-LPC-Guide-for-ICT-for-Practice-Cyber-law-ito-Regulation-610.pdf) | Legal Practice Council (South Africa) | regulator_guidance | 2026-03 | Primary source | LPC training guide with sections on AI developments, judgments on AI and AI hallucinations. |
| [Mavundla v MEC: Department of Co-operative Government and Traditional Affairs 2025 ZAKZPHC 2](https://www.moonstone.co.za/ai-in-legal-research-under-scrutiny-after-fake-case-citations/) | High Court, KwaZulu-Natal (Pietermaritzburg) | judgment | Not stated | Secondary source | Judgment addressing fictitious case citations in a leave-to-appeal application; practitioner duty not to mislead the court. |

## Sources

- [Guide: ICT for practice and cyber law (incl. AI and hallucinations)](https://lpc.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/n-LPC-Guide-for-ICT-for-Practice-Cyber-law-ito-Regulation-610.pdf) (checked 2026-10-10)
- [Mavundla v MEC: Department of Co-operative Government and Traditional Affairs 2025 ZAKZPHC 2](https://www.moonstone.co.za/ai-in-legal-research-under-scrutiny-after-fake-case-citations/) (checked 2026-10-10)

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*