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Public comment sought on rhino management plan

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Academics raise alarm over by-law restricting water testing

Academics raise alarm over by-law restricting water testing

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Environmental emergencies as a consequence of Covid-19

Environmental emergencies as a consequence of Covid-19

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New twist in Noordhoek wetland road controversy

New twist in Noordhoek wetland road controversy

John Yeld 3 Mar 2020

Province raps city's knuckles over state of rivers

Province raps city's knuckles over state of rivers

Steve Kretzmann 21 Feb 2020

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Environmental considerations for self-generation regime

Gillian Niven & Paula-Ann Novotny 18 Feb 2020

Xolobeni community members celebrated at the North Gauteng High Court in November 2018 after Judge Annali Basson ruled that the Department of Mineral Resources has to obtain consent from communities before granting a mining right to a company. Archie photo: Zoë Postman

Information on mining applications should be public, Xolobeni activists tell court

Zoë Postman 11 Feb 2020

West Coast property owners could be ordered to demolish their houses

West Coast property owners could be ordered to demolish their houses

John Yeld 29 Jan 2020

More time for mining industry to comply with FP Regulations

More time for mining industry to comply with FP Regulations

Garyn Rapson, Gillian Niven and Paula-Ann Novotny 23 Jan 2020

#BizTrends2020: Mining - the future in 2020: An optimistic forecast

#BizTrends2020: Mining - the future in 2020: An optimistic forecast

Athi Jara 6 Jan 2020

#BestofBiz 2019: Legal

#BestofBiz 2019: Legal

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Enhanced skills for legal professionals lead to better outcomes

Enhanced skills for legal professionals lead to better outcomes

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Public comment sought on carbon tax regulations

Public comment sought on carbon tax regulations

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Join the modern workplace with Microsoft Office 365 and Tarsus on Demand

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5 suspected poachers arrested in Kruger National Park

5 suspected poachers arrested in Kruger National Park

25 Nov 2019

The Constitutional Court has denied Athi-Africa Ventures leave to appeal against a judgment blocking its plan to mine coal in a protected area in Mpumalanga. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks

Constitutional Court rejects coal mining company's attempt to appeal

John Yeld 20 Nov 2019

IRP 2019 and the slow transition to a low-carbon economy

IRP 2019 and the slow transition to a low-carbon economy

Gillian Niven, Paula-Ann Novotny and Jeanique Pretorius 12 Nov 2019

Parliament revives environmental management amendment bill

Parliament revives environmental management amendment bill

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Know your business inside out with a Biz Office

Know your business inside out with a Biz Office

Bizcommunity.com 2 Oct 2019

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Mining Round-up - key takeaways on the industry

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Top ratings for Biz Rate Card 2019

Top ratings for Biz Rate Card 2019

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Towards a greener and more sustainable business space

Towards a greener and more sustainable business space

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What you need to know about the new draft laws for Organic Waste Composting

What you need to know about the new draft laws for Organic Waste Composting

16 Sep 2019

The Carbon Tax Act makes SA's position clear

The Carbon Tax Act makes SA's position clear

Athi Jara 6 Sep 2019

Mozambique successfully convicts, sentences 2 rhino poachers

Mozambique successfully convicts, sentences 2 rhino poachers

3 Sep 2019

The pitfalls of confessing to past environmental law transgressions

The pitfalls of confessing to past environmental law transgressions

28 Aug 2019

Liquid, hazardous waste now prohibited from landfill disposal

Liquid, hazardous waste now prohibited from landfill disposal

27 Aug 2019

What Appeal Court's fracking judgment means

What Appeal Court's fracking judgment means

Wilmien Wicomb 15 Aug 2019

Climate change emerging as a legal liability risk for lenders in SA

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Captive lion breeding in South Africa: the case for a total ban

Captive lion breeding in South Africa: the case for a total ban

31 Jul 2019

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New twist in Noordhoek wetland road controversy

New twist in Noordhoek wetland road controversy

John Yeld 3 Mar 2020

Province raps city's knuckles over state of rivers

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Zoë Postman 11 Feb 2020

West Coast property owners could be ordered to demolish their houses

West Coast property owners could be ordered to demolish their houses

John Yeld 29 Jan 2020

More time for mining industry to comply with FP Regulations

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5 suspected poachers arrested in Kruger National Park

5 suspected poachers arrested in Kruger National Park

25 Nov 2019

The Constitutional Court has denied Athi-Africa Ventures leave to appeal against a judgment blocking its plan to mine coal in a protected area in Mpumalanga. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks

Constitutional Court rejects coal mining company's attempt to appeal

John Yeld 20 Nov 2019

IRP 2019 and the slow transition to a low-carbon economy

IRP 2019 and the slow transition to a low-carbon economy

Gillian Niven, Paula-Ann Novotny and Jeanique Pretorius 12 Nov 2019

Parliament revives environmental management amendment bill

Parliament revives environmental management amendment bill

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Bizcommunity.com 2 Oct 2019

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Mining Round-up - key takeaways on the industry

30 Sep 2019

Top ratings for Biz Rate Card 2019

Top ratings for Biz Rate Card 2019

Bizcommunity.com 27 Sep 2019

Towards a greener and more sustainable business space

Towards a greener and more sustainable business space

LexisNexis 25 Sep 2019

What you need to know about the new draft laws for Organic Waste Composting

What you need to know about the new draft laws for Organic Waste Composting

16 Sep 2019

The Carbon Tax Act makes SA's position clear

The Carbon Tax Act makes SA's position clear

Athi Jara 6 Sep 2019

Mozambique successfully convicts, sentences 2 rhino poachers

Mozambique successfully convicts, sentences 2 rhino poachers

3 Sep 2019

The pitfalls of confessing to past environmental law transgressions

The pitfalls of confessing to past environmental law transgressions

28 Aug 2019

Liquid, hazardous waste now prohibited from landfill disposal

Liquid, hazardous waste now prohibited from landfill disposal

27 Aug 2019

What Appeal Court's fracking judgment means

What Appeal Court's fracking judgment means

Wilmien Wicomb 15 Aug 2019

Climate change emerging as a legal liability risk for lenders in SA

Climate change emerging as a legal liability risk for lenders in SA

7 Aug 2019

Captive lion breeding in South Africa: the case for a total ban

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How South Africa's rural communities are getting a raw deal from mining

Llewellyn Leonard 15 Jul 2019

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Court stops construction of Kenya's coal power plant. Here's why

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Water transgressor fined R3.5 million in Western Cape court

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SCA upholds ruling against Interwaste

SCA upholds ruling against Interwaste

3 Jun 2019

Carbon Tax Bill: What effect will this have on corporate SA?

31 May 2019

Freedom of expression under threat, new campaign warns

Freedom of expression under threat, new campaign warns

John Yeld 29 May 2019

SA's marine protection increases

SA's marine protection increases

29 May 2019

Increasing focus on environmental taxes in South Africa

Increasing focus on environmental taxes in South Africa

Jerome Brink 22 May 2019

Draft climate change adaptation strategy open for public comment

Draft climate change adaptation strategy open for public comment

20 May 2019