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The entrance to the illegally constructed Goats Window Luxury Safari Lodge in the foothills of the Riviersonderend mountains near Bonnievale. Photos: John Yeld / GroundUp

Environmental Law

Luxury lodge fined R15m for flouting environmental laws

John Yeld 20 hours

Source: © SABC The Draft Mineral Resources Development Bill, 2025 (Bill) proposes several noteworthy amendments to the current regulatory framework for mineral resources including addressing tailing dumps and associated issues to avoid disasters such as the Jagersfontein disaster

Energy & Mining

11 MPRDA amendments to take note of

Webber Wentzel partners and consultant 22 May 2025

Kate Stubbs, Marketing Director at Interwaste

Trends

#BizTrends2025: Turning waste into wealth - SA’s ESG roadmap for 2025

Kate Stubbs 14 Jan 2025

Activists from the Vaal region protested outside the Department of Mineral Resources in Pretoria against Glubay’s proposed mine. Residents are concerned about water, soil and air pollution from the proposed mine. Photos: Ihsaan Haffejee / GroundUp

Environment & Natural Resources

Opposition to open cast coal mining in Midvaal

Ihsaan Haffejee 29 Oct 2024

A government proposal to drop some statutory safeguards for the Kruger National Park has raised the alarm among some experts. Photos: John Yeld

Environment & Natural Resources

New proposal puts Kruger National Park’s environmental safeguards 'at risk'

John Yeld 31 May 2024

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Environment & Natural Resources

Term of appointment of the EAPASA extended

5 Feb 2024

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Environment & Natural Resources

Requirements for environmental authorisation for renewable energy facility published

6 Dec 2023

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Environment & Natural Resources

Unpacking the National Biodiversity Offset Guideline

Garyn Rapson, Paula-Ann Novotny and Nonhlanhla Mnengi 21 Aug 2023

Wildtrust develops oil spill model for SA risk assessment

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

Wildtrust develops oil spill model for SA risk assessment

5 Jul 2023

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Environment & Natural Resources

First National Biodiversity Offset Guideline published

26 Jun 2023

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Environmental Law

Creecy extends term of appointment of the EAPASA

15 Feb 2023

Landowner consent requirement withdrawn for mining-related EA applications

Mining

Landowner consent requirement withdrawn for mining-related EA applications

Garyn Rapson and Tendai Bonga 11 Mar 2022

270,000 sign petition to stop Shell's seismic surveys on the Wild Coast

Environment & Natural Resources

270,000 sign petition to stop Shell's seismic surveys on the Wild Coast

25 Nov 2021

Gillian Niven and Kirsty Kilner

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

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

Kirsty Kilner & Gillian Niven 9 Mar 2021

$How fracking plans could affect shared water resources in Southern Africa$

Environment & Natural Resources

How fracking plans could affect shared water resources in Southern Africa

Surina Esterhuyse 19 Oct 2020

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Energy

Environmental considerations for self-generation regime

Gillian Niven & Paula-Ann Novotny 18 Feb 2020

IRP 2019 and the slow transition to a low-carbon economy

Environmental Law

IRP 2019 and the slow transition to a low-carbon economy

Gillian Niven, Paula-Ann Novotny and Jeanique Pretorius 12 Nov 2019

Should we expect more private prosecutions for environmental crimes?

Environmental Law

Should we expect more private prosecutions for environmental crimes?

Athi Jara 17 Apr 2019

Are first world laws stunting SA's mining growth?

Environmental Law

Are first world laws stunting SA's mining growth?

Athi Jara 26 Sep 2018

Independence of environmental consultant under the spotlight

Environment & Natural Resources

Independence of environmental consultant under the spotlight

John Yeld 16 Jul 2018

Fracking: A delicate balancing act

Science & Engineering

Fracking: A delicate balancing act

Justine Sweet 29 Jan 2018

Environmental Law

Climate change case in court

24 Feb 2017

Proposed Environmental Regulations are laudable

Environment & Natural Resources

Proposed Environmental Regulations are laudable

Sandra Gore and Gareth Howard 16 Oct 2014