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Item Towards a legal model for decentralised renewable energy planning and determination(University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 2023) Mohlala, Lehlogonolo MamanyakeSouth Africa has collectively with the global community made net zero pledges through a number of treaties1 and as such, it is important that the country sheds itself from any legal and implementation bottlenecks that make the uptake of renewable energy difficult. The aim of this research is to provide a perspective on how, from a legal standpoint, having decentralised themes of regulation in respect of the planning and determination of renewable energy will accelerate the uptake of renewable energy production by the private sector, and increase new generation capacity needed to ameliorate the energy crisis in South Africa. Through a qualitative analysis of energy related legislation including secondary and tertiary sources of law, the research found that having the Department of Energy and Mineral Resources (DMRE) be responsible for the drafting and updating of the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP)2 and being its custodian, has allowed the technology energy mix of South Africa to be a highly politicised process, and has thus derailed the uptake of renewable energy. The research finds that having the DMRE as the entity that solely undertakes the section 34 determinations3 is a flawed process to introducing new generation capacity that South Africa requires. The paper posits that the formulation of the IRP needs to be an open process that allows energy stakeholders such as industry, academia and communities participate and not merely provide comments as outsiders. As such, the paper concludes that regulation of renewable energy in South Africa needs to be decentralised to be efficientItem Perceptions on Knowledge Transfer Effectiveness in Multinational Corporations within the Renewable Energy Industry in South Africa(University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 2022) Phiri, Asante; Mazonde, NomusaThe purpose of this quantitative study was to examine how employees working in multinational companies in the South African renewable energy industry, specifically those working for companies participating in the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Programme (REIPPP), experience and perceive the knowledge transfer initiatives of their companies and the effectiveness thereof. The REIPPP has a strong prevalence of multinational companies and one of its goals is the transfer of skills. With the application of knowledge identified as a precursor to the development of skill and multinational companies identified as vehicles for knowledge transfer, the study investigates the effectiveness of knowledge transfer within the REIPPP. A survey questionnaire was used to assess the degree to which the elements identified by seminal models and as critical success factors for knowledge transfer were applied by multinational companies in the renewable energy industry in South Africa. Exploratory statistics techniques and regression analysis was used to identify relationships and verify expected relationships between critical factors and the benefits of as well as satisfaction with knowledge transfer. The findings indicate that multinational companies within the REIPPP apply the knowledge transfer practices aligned with the critical success factor identified in knowledge transfer literature. Respondents predominantly had positive views of all aspects of the strategies, processes and systems used in the transfer of knowledge. Most respondents were satisfied with and identified the benefits of their company’s knowledge transfer initiatives, 65.98% and 69.01% respectively. Critical success factors that negatively affect knowledge transfer were found to be largely overcome within the industry resulting in negligible effect on the satisfaction with and benefits of transfer. Potential areas for improvement were identified based on analysis of respondent responses. Improvement areas include the periodic assessment of knowledge transfer program effectiveness by multinational companies, as well as the encouragement and monitoring of transfer effectiveness by government programme sponsor