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Shell gets go-ahead to drill off SA's west coast

11 Jul 2025

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How to ensure credibility in your ESG performance

1 Jul 2025

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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

John Yeld 27 Jun 2025

New plant breeders’ rights law takes effect in SA

New plant breeders’ rights law takes effect in SA

26 Jun 2025

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How to prepare for the inevitability of contractual disputes and project delays

Kirsten Wolmarans 9 Jun 2025

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

Shirleen Ritchie and Kirsten Wolmarans 2 Jun 2025

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

Susan Reid 20 May 2025

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South African court says no to new coal-fired power: What’s behind the ruling

Melanie Murcott 14 Apr 2025

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Updated carbon tax framework and its impact on high-emission industries

9 Apr 2025

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Measures to protect penguin populations now in place

25 Mar 2025

Conservationists argued that current no-fishing zones are inadequate to prevent the African Penguin’s extinction. Archive photo: John Yeld / GroundUp

Settlement reached in African Penguin case

John Yeld 13 Mar 2025

All infrastructure work on the R300m Botmaskop Fynbos Estate on the Helshoogte Pass between Stellenbosch and Franschhoek has already been completed. Photo from an appendix in the respondent’s court papers.

Parties hold their breath in battle over R300m Stellenbosch mountain estate

John Yeld 26 Feb 2025

New Plant Health Act to boost agricultural trade and biosecurity

New Plant Health Act to boost agricultural trade and biosecurity

17 Feb 2025

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