Legislation

Editorial: Trust government to put politics first

Article Editorial - 31 Jan 2020

Once again, political expediency has trumped principled action

Research informs legislation to shed obesity

Article Advertorial Feature - 28 Nov 2019

The sugar tax is helping to reduce obesity and its related diseases in South Africa

Rule of law requires our real respect

Article Eusebius McKaiser - 26 Apr 2019

Be aware that history repeats itself — even when two types of government appear vastly different

Officials blow Act out of the water

Article Sipho Kings - 10 Sep 2015

The water department has failed to show how a farmer contravened the law when he diverted a river, creating a drought in the valley below.

US Republicans feel the rising heat

Article bogdan TagDiv - 5 Feb 2015

Some climate change deniers in the United States Senate have realised they are increasingly out of step with the public.

Doctors ‘operating legally’ after Concourt ruling

Article Chantelle Benjamin 1 - 27 Jan 2015

Issuing the proclamation led to a situation that could discourage practitioners from providing essential services for fear of criminal sanction.

Review of minerals Bill could prove a ‘legislative procedural nightmare’

Article bogdan TagDiv - 26 Jan 2015

The return of the controversial Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Amendment Bill for review could bode a legislative procedural nightmare.

Zuma: Public participation around minerals Bill was flawed

Article Sapaxxxx & Staff Reporter - 26 Jan 2015

The Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Amendment Bill was sent back for reconsideration because it did not pass constitutional muster.

ANC to reassess rushed legislation

Article Sapa - 26 Jul 2014

The ruling party has said it wants to "walk away" from rushing legislation that may be unconstitutional or exclusionary.

MPs consider marijuana stance

Article bogdan TagDiv - 27 Feb 2014

Political parties are responding cautiously to a Bill that would legalise the medical use of cannabis in South Africa.

Editorial: Tough business of creating jobs

Article Editorial - 27 Sep 2013

Employment Bills are top of the list as the ANC eagerly pushes through legislation ahead of the 2014 elections.

Changes to hit short-term insurance

Article bogdan TagDiv - 17 May 2013

A draft of new legislation is changing the face of South Africa's short-term insurance sector and could lead to higher costs for consumers.

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