A5028988701- Legal Issues in South Africa
- Labor Movements and Unions
- Genetically Modified Organisms Research
- Discrimination and Equality Law
- Corporate Law and Human Rights
- Intellectual Property and Patents
- International Labor and Employment Law
- Human Rights and Development
- Global trade, sustainability, and social impact
- Land Rights and Reforms
- CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
- Global trade and economics
- demographic modeling and climate adaptation
- World Trade Organization Law
- South African History and Culture
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Corruption and Economic Development
- Taxation and Legal Issues
- Nuclear reactor physics and engineering
- Digital Economy and Work Transformation
- International Development and Aid
- Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research
- Regulation and Compliance Studies
- Corporate Insolvency and Governance
- Nuclear Engineering Thermal-Hydraulics
East Carolina University
2019
University of Cape Town
2001-2018
National Tuberculosis Programmes (NTPs) require specialist input to support the development of policy and practice informed by evidence, typically against tight deadlines.To describe lessons learned from establishing a dedicated tuberculosis (TB) think tank advise South African NTP on TB policy.A national was established in evidence-informed policy. Support provided for activities, including meetings, modelling regular telephone calls, with wider network unpaid expert advisers under an...
The use of modern biotechnology (in this context genetically modified organisms – GMOs in agricultural crops) presents a number challenges, including that regulating biosafety, international trade and intellectual property rights over GMOs. Biosafety is concerned with the risks may pose to environment human health. Issues around law arise from efforts eliminate barriers allow patent protection plant genetic resources for commercial gain. Regulators setting out address these issues must,...
S16: Emerging PFAS in drinking water is a global public health issue, Room 417, Floor 4, August 28, 2019, 1:30 PM - 3:00 Background/Aim: Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are environmentally persistent man-made chemicals that common contaminants. Many "emerging" produced as byproducts of manufacturing have been released to air result industrial operations. In 2017, ~200,000 Wilmington, North Carolina (NC) residents discovered they were exposed GenX...
The workplace is an important site of struggle for equality, a mediated by the provisions Employment Equity Act. It within context this regulatory framework both formal and substantive that article located. Through lens selected case law, explores certain barriers to transformation imposed law poor judicial interpretations implementation thereof. identifies analyses various legal complexities, lacunae anomalies, as well concerns regarding aspects judiciary's approach remedies in matters with...
The way in which agricultural biotechnology is regulated and the property rights that are granted over technology have important consequences can impact – negatively or positively on food security, health of sector, well-being development affected communities. task regulating not a simple one. It requires careful calibration, using complex web laws, to balance competing public private interests. In this article, use patent-protected genetically engineered cotton seed by South African...
Leader sensegiving during crisis situations has received limited empirical research attention in the management and organization literature, despite important role it plays addressing organizational crises. This study examines how tone of leader sense-giving messages changes as crises unfold, so to provide a point departure for future assessing efficacy efforts amid Toward this end, I develop conceptual push-pull model crisis, then test key relationships between conditions, activity, message...
The case note considers the extent to which employers may regulate appearance of employees and observes, as affirmed in case, that regulation is a matter mutual interest; an employee’s freedom expression exercised within limits law protect employee from allegations insubordination; context importance determining reasonableness such regulation; inherent requirement job defence for employer, but should be interpreted narrow manner. article concludes by emphasising potential constitute abuse...
En mai 2022, le Parlement sud-africain a « donné feu vert » au Projet d'amendement de la loi sur l'équité en matière d'emploi B14B -2020 2 .Le des dispositions n°55 1998 (« EEE ) est actuellement attente validation présidentielle.Il prévu que les modifications entrent vigueur 1 er septembre 2023 3 .L'EEE fait partie du cadre juridique pour l'élimination discriminations Afrique Sud 4 , qui s'accompagne d'un engagement constitutionnel faveur l'égalité matérielle 5 comprend relatives à mise...
The Employment Equity Amendment Bill introduces significant changes to the regulatory framework for affirmative action by, among other amendments, shifting responsibility determining employment equity targets from workplace sectoral level. It also operationalises s 53 of Act (EEA) and employers will need a certificate compliance Minister confirming with EEA, including sector targets, before being permitted contract state. Notwithstanding merit in idea (contextual) approach value...