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The Western Cape High Court has dismissed an attempt by Noordhoek environmentalists to set aside approval for a road link in an area where the endangered Western Leopard Toad breeds. Archive photo: John Yeld / GroundUp

Judge rules for 'road' in legal clash with 'toads'John Yeld

Claimants in the Kabwe lead poisoning case will be escalating the ongoing dispute with Anglo American to the SCA

Claimant lawyers accuse Anglo of ‘shocking indifference’ to Kabwe case

By Lindsey Schutters 23 Apr 2024

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Anglo maintains innocence as Kabwe claimants given leave to appeal

By Lindsey Schutters 22 Apr 2024

Further developments to the carbon tax framework

Further developments to the carbon tax framework

Paula-Ann Novotny and Gillian Niven 26 Jun 2020

Steel producer fined R3.6m for contravening sections of Air Quality Act

Steel producer fined R3.6m for contravening sections of Air Quality Act

18 Jun 2020

Judge Patricia Goliath of the Cape High Court will have to decide whether a defamation case brought by an Australian mining company is a SLAPP suit. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

R14m defamation case between Australian miners and critics will make legal history

John Yeld 9 Jun 2020

Victoria Falls viewed from Zambia. A case brought by Zambian farmers in UK courts could have international implications. FCG / shutterstock

Can UK fossil fuel companies now be held accountable for contributing to climate change overseas?

Sam Varvastian 2 Jun 2020

New coastal by-laws for Cape Town

New coastal by-laws for Cape Town

28 May 2020

The Mapungubwe Golden Rhino is believed to have been made between 1220 and 1290.
Stefan Heunis/AFP/Getty Images)

The continued threat of coal mining at the Mapungubwe world heritage site

Ndukuyakhe Ndlovu 19 May 2020

Barbara Creecy overrules officials on air pollution data

Barbara Creecy overrules officials on air pollution data

John Yeld 16 Apr 2020

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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

Academics raise alarm over by-law restricting water testing

Steve Kretzmann 31 Mar 2020

Environmental emergencies as a consequence of Covid-19

Environmental emergencies as a consequence of Covid-19

20 Mar 2020

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

Image source: Getty/Gallo

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

17 Dec 2019

Enhanced skills for legal professionals lead to better outcomes

Enhanced skills for legal professionals lead to better outcomes

LexisNexis 11 Dec 2019

Public comment sought on carbon tax regulations

Public comment sought on carbon tax regulations

3 Dec 2019

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

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

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

Know your business inside out with a Biz Office

Know your business inside out with a Biz Office

Bizcommunity.com 2 Oct 2019

Image source: Getty/Gallo

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

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Further developments to the carbon tax framework

Further developments to the carbon tax framework

Paula-Ann Novotny and Gillian Niven 26 Jun 2020

Steel producer fined R3.6m for contravening sections of Air Quality Act

Steel producer fined R3.6m for contravening sections of Air Quality Act

18 Jun 2020

Judge Patricia Goliath of the Cape High Court will have to decide whether a defamation case brought by an Australian mining company is a SLAPP suit. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

R14m defamation case between Australian miners and critics will make legal history

John Yeld 9 Jun 2020

Victoria Falls viewed from Zambia. A case brought by Zambian farmers in UK courts could have international implications. FCG / shutterstock

Can UK fossil fuel companies now be held accountable for contributing to climate change overseas?

Sam Varvastian 2 Jun 2020

New coastal by-laws for Cape Town

New coastal by-laws for Cape Town

28 May 2020

The Mapungubwe Golden Rhino is believed to have been made between 1220 and 1290.
Stefan Heunis/AFP/Getty Images)

The continued threat of coal mining at the Mapungubwe world heritage site

Ndukuyakhe Ndlovu 19 May 2020

Barbara Creecy overrules officials on air pollution data

Barbara Creecy overrules officials on air pollution data

John Yeld 16 Apr 2020

Image source: Getty/Gallo

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

Academics raise alarm over by-law restricting water testing

Steve Kretzmann 31 Mar 2020

Environmental emergencies as a consequence of Covid-19

Environmental emergencies as a consequence of Covid-19

20 Mar 2020

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

Image source: Getty/Gallo

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

17 Dec 2019

Enhanced skills for legal professionals lead to better outcomes

Enhanced skills for legal professionals lead to better outcomes

LexisNexis 11 Dec 2019

Public comment sought on carbon tax regulations

Public comment sought on carbon tax regulations

3 Dec 2019

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

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

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

Know your business inside out with a Biz Office

Know your business inside out with a Biz Office

Bizcommunity.com 2 Oct 2019

Image source: Getty/Gallo

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

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

31 Jul 2019

3 steps towards 'glass boxing' your company with a Biz Press Office

3 steps towards 'glass boxing' your company with a Biz Press Office

Bizcommunity.com 23 Jul 2019

South Africa’s agriculture and food production industries are exempt from the carbon tax - for now. Shutterstock

South Africa's carbon tax matters - for the economy and tackling climate change

Mmatlou Kalaba & Heinrich Bohlmann 19 Jul 2019

Mining activities in South Africa’s rural areas tend to occur at the expense of local communities and the environment. Shutterstock

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

Llewellyn Leonard 15 Jul 2019

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