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South Africa's mining sector in lockdown & after Covid-19

Lizle Louw, Nirvasha Singh, Garyn Rapson, Kate Collier, Merlita Kennedy & Rita Spalding 15 Apr 2020

Academics raise alarm over by-law restricting water testing

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Steve Kretzmann 31 Mar 2020

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20 Mar 2020

New twist in Noordhoek wetland road controversy

New twist in Noordhoek wetland road controversy

John Yeld 3 Mar 2020

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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

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

Athi Jara 6 Jan 2020

#BestofBiz 2019: Legal

#BestofBiz 2019: Legal

17 Dec 2019

Public comment sought on carbon tax regulations

Public comment sought on carbon tax regulations

3 Dec 2019

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Microsoft 2 Dec 2019

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

24 Oct 2019

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Mining Round-up - key takeaways on the industry

30 Sep 2019

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Bizcommunity.com 27 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

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

31 Jul 2019

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Bizcommunity.com 23 Jul 2019

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Mmatlou Kalaba & Heinrich Bohlmann 19 Jul 2019

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