Afternoon Drive with John Maytham

President Cyril Ramaphosa earlier today announced an amendment to the Electricity Regulation Act that will make it easier for independent power providers to generate power and even sell it back into the grid.

He said the government will amend schedule two of the Act to raise the exemption threshold from 1 megawatt to 100 megawatts, which means power producers will be able to generate power without going through a lengthy process with the energy regulator.

We speak to Wido Schnabel, chairperson of SA Photovoltaic Industry Association.

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Following a discussion on the show yesterday about aphantasia, or a person's inability to visualize things in their head, we speak to Brandan Reynolds, editorial cartoonist for the Business Day and Sunday Times, about his ability to remember every face he has ever seen, and his participation in research into the relationship between facial emotion recognition and face recognition ability.

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President Cyril Ramaphosa earlier today announced an amendment to the Electricity Regulation Act that will make it easier for independent power providers to generate power and even sell it back into the grid.

He said the government will amend schedule two of the Act to raise the exemption threshold from 1 megawatt to 100 megawatts, which means power producers will be able to generate power without going through a lengthy process with the energy regulator.

We speak to Anton Eberhard, professor emeritus and senior scholar at the University of Cape Town where he directs the Power Futures Lab at the Graduate School of Business.  

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Guest: Rio Button | Ocean Watch Correspondent at Roving Reporters

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Guest: Jan Hofmeyr |  MPhil in Futures Studies graduate  at University of Stellenbosch Business School (USB)

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Guest: Prof Alex van den Heever | Chair in the field of Social Security Systems Administration and Management Studies at Wits School Of Governance

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Guest: Diana Lucas | Producer at Shaleen Surtie-Richards: I Am Who I Am

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Guest: Bryan Turner | Data analyst at World Wide Worx

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Guest: Lara  Foot | Director and CEO  at Baxter Theatre Centre

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