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Climate risk mitigation: Why early warning systems in energy, infrastructure sectors are vital

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Current legal frameworks can’t protect the oceans from deep-sea mining and the negative impacts on humankind

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SA's biggest retailers and brands move towards eco-friendly packaging

Nonhlelo Nhleko, Paula-Ann Novotny and Ziyanda Ngcobo 6 Dec 2021

Shell wins court case to start seismic surveys offshore South Africa

Shell wins court case to start seismic surveys offshore South Africa

3 Dec 2021

River Club was not on Amazon's shortlist - court papers

River Club was not on Amazon's shortlist - court papers

Steve Kretzmann 2 Dec 2021

#WaterStewardship: Protecting South Africa's 'water factories'

#WaterStewardship: Protecting South Africa's 'water factories'

Sindy Peters 24 Nov 2021

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Two held for illegally trading reptiles

22 Nov 2021

Compliance blitz on the cards for the agrochemicals sector

Compliance blitz on the cards for the agrochemicals sector

Garyn Rapson and Tendai Bonga 19 Nov 2021

SA government taken to court over plan for new coal-fired plant

SA government taken to court over plan for new coal-fired plant

Alexander Winning 18 Nov 2021

ESG-related litigation looms for mining, oil, and gas companies

ESG-related litigation looms for mining, oil, and gas companies

Merlita Kennedy, Garyn Rapson & Tobia Serongoane 9 Nov 2021

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Unlocking a green future through technology

Leanne Mostert & Cindy Leibowitz, Webber Wentzel 5 Nov 2021

SA's energy landscape is evolving, partly driven by climate change goals

SA's energy landscape is evolving, partly driven by climate change goals

Jason van der Poel 27 Oct 2021

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Tighten your Environmental, Social and Governance or face the consequences

Merlita Kennedy & Tobia Serongoane 14 Oct 2021

Environmental duty of care: realities for the real estate sector

Environmental duty of care: realities for the real estate sector

23 Sep 2021

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Replacement NEMA open for comment

Garyn Rapson and Paula-Ann Novotny 2 Sep 2021

Carbon Offset Regulations amendments gazetted

Carbon Offset Regulations amendments gazetted

20 Jul 2021

Illegally treated timber confiscated from distributors in KZN

Illegally treated timber confiscated from distributors in KZN

7 Jul 2021

Robert Legh. Bowmans chair and senior partner

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6 Jul 2021

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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

The move towards an open process for appointing judges is unprecedented in Lesotho. shutterstock

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

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