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Amendments to the National Estuarine Management Protocol published

22 Jun 2021

23 years' prison time for rhino poacher

23 years' prison time for rhino poacher

18 Jun 2021

Have your say on new energy vehicles green paper

Have your say on new energy vehicles green paper

19 May 2021

General view of the coal-based Kriel Power Station owned by state power utility Eskom in Mpumalanga, near Kriel, South Africa, February 17, 2020. Reuters/Mike Hutchings/File Photo

Activists and South African govt lock horns over coal pollution

Tim Cocks 18 May 2021

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South Sudan's chief justice is overstepping his bounds: why it matters for the rule of law

Mark Deng 13 May 2021

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Choosing Lesotho's judges on merit should be only the start of judicial reforms

Hoolo 'Nyane 12 May 2021

South Africa to clamp down on captive lion breeding, minister says

South Africa to clamp down on captive lion breeding, minister says

Nqobile Dludla 3 May 2021

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Amended plastic bag regulations published for implementation

19 Apr 2021

Thomson Reuters and Juta announce strategic partnership to connect African lawyers to the world

Thomson Reuters and Juta announce strategic partnership to connect African lawyers to the world

Jackie Rhodes & Kamal Patel, Juta and Company 13 Apr 2021

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2 vital tools for carbon tax compliance

Eckart Zollner 7 Apr 2021

Have your say on draft climate change NDC

Have your say on draft climate change NDC

30 Mar 2021

Public comment sought on ERP in the waste sector

Public comment sought on ERP in the waste sector

29 Mar 2021

The Pretoria High Court has stopped Uthaka Energy from starting to mine coal this week in the critical water source area of Mabola, Mpumalanga. Archive photo: supplied

Court stops Mpumalanga coal mine

John Yeld 26 Mar 2021

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Incentivising renewable energy development: moving one step closer, or two steps back?

Kirsty Kilner & Gillian Niven 9 Mar 2021

Minister approaches court on small-scale fishing rights

Minister approaches court on small-scale fishing rights

22 Feb 2021

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High Court recognises abuse in Slapp suit

Odette Geldenhuys 15 Feb 2021

The judgement this week by Western Cape Deputy Judge President Patricia Goliath is a reminder to corporations that they cannot use the law to silence activists, says the writer. Illustration: Lisa Nelson

Slapp-ing back: Court checks corporate bullying

11 Feb 2021

The legal imperative behind ESG compliance and decarbonisation

The legal imperative behind ESG compliance and decarbonisation

Paula-Anne Novotny, Jonathan Veeran, Gillian Niven & Kate Collier 10 Feb 2021

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What we want to hear from Minister Mantashe

Webber Wentzel team 29 Jan 2021

#BizTrends2021: Key industry group trends in post-pandemic Africa

#BizTrends2021: Key industry group trends in post-pandemic Africa

Wildu du Plessis 6 Jan 2021

Kenyan coastal community beats lead polluter in court

Kenyan coastal community beats lead polluter in court

Christabel Ligami 31 Dec 2020

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#BestofBiz 2020: Legal

14 Dec 2020

Much of the West Coast between Elands Bay in the south and Alexander Bay in the north is, or has already been, the target of mining operations. Photos: John Yeld

Court challenge to West Coast beach mining

John Yeld 13 Nov 2020

Green Scorpions order City of Cape Town to sort out pollution in Milnerton Lagoon

Green Scorpions order City of Cape Town to sort out pollution in Milnerton Lagoon

Steve Kretzmann and Raymond Joseph 5 Nov 2020

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Proposed process to manage carbon budgets

Gillian Niven and Paula-Ann Novotny 3 Nov 2020

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Bizcommunity.com 26 Oct 2020

Mitigation and the South African carbon tax

Mitigation and the South African carbon tax

Andrew Gilder 22 Oct 2020

South Africa’s east and west coastlines have some of the world’s richest, unexploited, naturally occurring heavy mineral sands. Shutterstock

South African community wins right to access mining application. But who will win the war?

Tracy-Lynn Field 14 Oct 2020

SA amends regulations to protect ozone layer

SA amends regulations to protect ozone layer

17 Sep 2020

Court ruling in water pollution case

Court ruling in water pollution case

14 Sep 2020

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