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One-year progress report says rooftop installations have doubled since start of Energy Action Plan
By: Terence Creamer 31st July 2023 Despite ongoing loadshedding, President Cyril Ramaphosa has moved to highlight some of the implementation progress under the Energy Action Plan... →
Is #DIYAfrica the Future?
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 14th July 2023 In the civic-driven approach, civic actors can identify and develop solutions for development gaps in their own communities and sectors of... →
Fitness for purpose clauses in construction contracts should be approached with caution
14th July 2023 A fitness for purpose obligation is important in allocating design risk, but its appropriateness is often challenged. Risk can be allocated to... →
As cold front hits, Ramokgopa expects loadshedding intensity to remain in check as attention turns to reducing frequency of cuts
By: Terence Creamer 9th July 2023 Electricity Minister Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says the first part of the Energy Action Plan’s (EAP’s) two-part goal of reducing the intensity of... →
South Africa’s National Health Insurance bill has noble aims but leaves too much uncertain: it needs more work
30th June 2023 South Africa’s National Health Insurance (NHI) bill has passed the first hurdle towards becoming law, getting the country closer to its vision of... →
Draft Rehabilitation, Reintegration and Return-to-Work Regulations
26th June 2023 On 15 June 2023, the Department of Employment and Labour (DEL) published the Draft Rehabilitation, Reintegration and Return to Work Regulations in... →
Don’t fall for unfounded scare claims about measles vaccination in South Africa
14th June 2023 For almost as long as vaccines have existed, so has an anti-vaccination movement, made up of ordinary people or organised groups who oppose the use... →
The legal and ethical processing of healthcare information
8th June 2023 The overall objective of the Protection of Personal Information Act No. 4 of 2013 (“POPI Act“) is to promote the protection of Personal Information... →