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Protecting penguins: New offshore regulations open for comment

1 Jul 2025

Source: Holland & Associates (fair use). The Namaquasfontein Skool Dam was illegally enlarged in 2017.

Illegal enlargement of West Coast farm dam condoned

By John Yeld 27 Jun 2025

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EPR free riders beware - regulator to strengthen enforcement against non-compliance

Garyn Rapson, Paula-Ann Novotny and Michelle Morris 24 Oct 2024

African Penguins at Boulders Beach in Cape Town. Archive photo: Ihsaan Haffejee / GroundUp

Talks on penguin litigation fail to break deadlock

John Yeld 22 Oct 2024

African Penguins at Boulders Beach in Cape Town. Archive photo: Ihsaan Haffejee / GroundUp

Former environment minister Creecy under fire from penguin conservation groups

John Yeld 1 Oct 2024

A lion rests at a captive breeding facility for big cats, maintained for tourist entertainment in Brits, North West Province, in South Africa, 26 August 2024. Reuters/Sisipho Skweyiya

South African lion breeders face uncertain future after ban

Sfundo Parakozov and Sisipho Skweyiya 2 Sep 2024

Activists picket outside the High Court in Gqeberha in 2022 against seismic surveys off the Wild Coast. Archive photo: Joseph Chirume / GroundUp

Wild Coast: Constitutional Court says no to Shell appeal bid

Tania Broughton 28 Aug 2024

How to wander responsibly: Sustainable tourism practices and legal compliance in South Africa

How to wander responsibly: Sustainable tourism practices and legal compliance in South Africa

Lize-Mari Doubell and Candice Meyer 23 Aug 2024

African penguins, photographed here in Simon’s Town, could be extinct as soon as 2035, according to BirdLife South Africa and Sanccob (Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds). Photo: Dan Callister / GroundUp

Surprise move in litigation over African Penguins

John Yeld 21 Aug 2024

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#WomensMonth: Candice Stevens - where finance meets passion for conservation

Shan Radcliffe 8 Aug 2024

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SA’s response to climate change outlined in new law

24 Jul 2024

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Supreme Court ruling upholds drone fishing ban

18 Jul 2024

Local community members and supporters of Sustaining the Wild Coast and Greenpeace celebrated a court victory outside the Eastern Cape High Court in Makhanda in September 2022. Archive photo: Lucas Nowicki / GroundUp

Court asked to stop Shell’s seismic tests once and for all

Tania Broughton 2 Jul 2024

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New Section27 report: Climate change threatens child health and education

20 Jun 2024

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Public comment sought on rhino management plan

20 Jun 2024

South African appeal court suspends order halting Shell drilling

Wendell Roelf 3 Jun 2024

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Sectoral emission targets: What it means for business

Garyn Rapson, Nonhlanhla Mnengi, Sabeeha Loonat & Sinalo Matubatuba 13 May 2024

Mabola Protected Area in the Mpumalanga grasslands is under threat of coal mining. Archive photo: supplied

Proposed coal mine in Mpumalanga grasslands back in court

John Yeld 2 May 2024

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 24 Apr 2024

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

Lindsey Schutters 23 Apr 2024

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Anglo maintains innocence as Kabwe claimants given leave to appeal

Lindsey Schutters 22 Apr 2024

SA takes WTO action against EU's citrus regulations

SA takes WTO action against EU's citrus regulations

16 Apr 2024

The Alexkor coffer-dam wall between two dams at high tide. Photos from a Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment report titled: “Enforcement: In Loco Inspection Report – The salt/tidal flats of the Orange River Mouth Ramsar site”, published 28 January 2020.

Alexkor vs Creecy in environment court battle

John Yeld 12 Apr 2024

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Municipality fined R150m for contravening water and environmental laws

10 Apr 2024

Farmers work at a cocoa farm in Daloa, Ivory Coast, 3 October 2023. Reuters/Ange Aboa/File Photo

EU will not delay deforestation law, environment chief says on Ivory Coast visit

Ange Aboa 8 Apr 2024

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Risk management and how ESG fits into the equation

Siphokazi Kayana and Charlene Ferns 27 Mar 2024

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Draft National Biodiversity Economy Strategy - public comment extension

22 Mar 2024

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Easter snoek shortage fears rise amidst tightened fishing regulations

19 Mar 2024

At least 12 fishing companies are taking the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) minister to court over the commercial fishing rights allocation process. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Fishing companies take Creecy to court over quotas

Liezl Human 6 Feb 2024

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ESG and employment: Key dispute risks in the EMI sector in 2024

31 Jan 2024

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Deadline for comments on review of Coastal Waters Discharge Permit extended

19 Jan 2024

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Greenwashing: How to unmask it and protect SA's environment

Rui Lopes and Jaimin Patel 18 Jan 2024

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