Unpacking the new proposals in the “Second Municipal Structures Amendment Bill of 2025”

In January 2025, a private members bill titled the “Local Government: Second Structures Amendment Bill” was recently introduced in the National Assembly by a member of parliament, George Michalakis (Democratic Alliance).

Pharmaceutical waste: A hidden threat in municipal waste management

Everyone has the constitutional right to an environment that is not harmful to their health or well-being. Yet pharmaceutical waste poses a unique and often overlooked threat to this right.