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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 2 days

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Environmental Law

No excuses for environmental harm: SCA mandates Eskom action plan for Kusile

Jones Antunes and Tashlin Ramanundh 20 Oct 2026

Sustainability at Isanti Glass: Verified through Section 12L

ESG & Sustainability

Sustainability at Isanti Glass: Verified through Section 12L

Issued by Isanti Glass 10 Jul 2026

Environment & Natural Resources

CapeNature cautions visitors on wildlife encounters as Western Cape wildfires blaze on

12 Jan 2026

Health & Safety

South Africa's fuel sector under scrutiny: Why stricter safety measures are crucial

Liesl Esau 27 Aug 2025

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Environment & Natural Resources

WC declares Haarwegskloof Renosterveld Reserve a protected area

19 Jun 2025

Reatile Mopeli, Associate: Corporate & Commercial law at Fluxmans Attorneys

ESG & Sustainability

Why incorporating ESG practices into your operations makes business sense

Reatile Mopeli 7 Apr 2025

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Environmental Law

Court ruling a warning shot against illegal fishing

10 Dec 2024

Industry specialists to share expertise at Electra Mining Africa seminars

Mining

Industry specialists to share expertise at Electra Mining Africa seminars

Issued by Electra Mining Africa 30 Aug 2024

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Environment & Natural Resources

Municipality fined R150m for contravening water and environmental laws

10 Apr 2024

The importance of environmental impairment insurance

Higher Education

The importance of environmental impairment insurance

Sanele Shabalala, Issued by Milpark Education 22 Aug 2023

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Environmental Law

Creecy publishes key wildlife management and conservation regulations for implementation

14 Feb 2023

SA's energy crisis: the practical implications of government's proposed interventions

Energy

SA's energy crisis: the practical implications of government's proposed interventions

Jason van der Poel, Mzukisi Kota, Hielien Venter, Aviva Hoekstra, Emma Bleeker 8 Aug 2022

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Environmental Law

Big shift to environmental legislative landscape is finally here

Garyn Rapson, Kirsty Kilner & Carma Rossouw 28 Jun 2022

What's needed to make hybrid energy solutions more affordable for smaller mines?

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

What's needed to make hybrid energy solutions more affordable for smaller mines?

Janine Espin 7 Mar 2022

Creating an investment-ready platform for infrastructure projects in the emerging aquaculture sector

Agriculture

Creating an investment-ready platform for infrastructure projects in the emerging aquaculture sector

Dr Keith Du Plessis 9 Feb 2022

Alexkor facing criminal charges over Northern Cape mining operations

Mining

Alexkor facing criminal charges over Northern Cape mining operations

John Yeld 19 Jan 2022

New microplastics study a first for the African continent

Circular Economy & Waste Management

New microplastics study a first for the African continent

Tatjana Baleta 15 Nov 2021

Agriculture and the consumer's "right to know" movement

Agriculture

Agriculture and the consumer's "right to know" movement

Theo Boshoff 18 Jan 2021

Coffer dam mining operations in 2017. Image from the report Amendment of Environmental Management Programmes for Mining Rights 554MRC, 10025MR, 512MRC and 513MRC - Volume 2: Mining Right 554MRC, November 2017 by SLR Consulting in association with Placer Resource Management.

Mining

Diamond divers warn of damage to seabed from West Coast mining dams

John Yeld 9 Dec 2020

850,000 animal viruses could be caught by humans, unless we protect nature - UN report

Environment & Natural Resources

850,000 animal viruses could be caught by humans, unless we protect nature - UN report

Katie Woolaston and Judith Lorraine Fisher 30 Oct 2020

Alarm over proposed changes to Meat Safety Act

Legislation & Regulation

Alarm over proposed changes to Meat Safety Act

18 May 2020

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Mining

State of disaster - how applying mining principles to other industries could help mitigate risk

Lili Nupen, Nicole Limberis-Ritchie & Chantal Murdock 23 Mar 2020

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Energy

Environmental considerations for self-generation regime

Gillian Niven & Paula-Ann Novotny 18 Feb 2020

5 reasons to insure your SME

SMEs

5 reasons to insure your SME

5 Feb 2020

NPO aims to make history again this 50th anniversary of Earth Day

Environment & Natural Resources

NPO aims to make history again this 50th anniversary of Earth Day

3 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

$What Appeal Court's fracking judgment means$

Environmental Law

What Appeal Court's fracking judgment means

Wilmien Wicomb 15 Aug 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

VSD and magnetic bearings drive HVAC advances in 2019

Materials & Equipment

VSD and magnetic bearings drive HVAC advances in 2019

Russell Hattingh 10 Apr 2019

Protection of strategic water source areas should be legislated, says UCT researcher

Infrastructure & Utilities

Protection of strategic water source areas should be legislated, says UCT researcher

2 Apr 2019

No place to hide: Miners need to be proactive on green laws

Mining

No place to hide: Miners need to be proactive on green laws

14 Sep 2018

Why waste management should be a part of your hospitality strategy

Responsible Tourism

Why waste management should be a part of your hospitality strategy

28 Aug 2018

Court gives community right to fish without permit

Environmental Law

Court gives community right to fish without permit

Ohene Yaw Ampofo-Anti 7 Jun 2018

UCT scientists convince CoCT to drill cautiously into aquifer

Infrastructure & Utilities

UCT scientists convince CoCT to drill cautiously into aquifer

John Yeld 19 Mar 2018

Oserian Technical Director, Hamish Ker, explains how the company utilises geothermal power in its greenhouses

Agriculture

Green business is good business: A sustainable approach to growing flowers in Kenya

14 Feb 2018

Tourism

Kranshoek zipline set to boost Garden Route tourism

1 Jun 2017

A Unicef team creating a collaborative paper plane. (Unicef)

ESG & Sustainability

How learning empathy can help build better community projects in Africa

Keneilwe Munyai 12 Apr 2017

A Unicef team creating a collaborative paper plane.
Photo credit: Unicef

ESG

How learning empathy can help build better community projects in Africa

Keneilwe Munyai 12 Apr 2017

Critical court showdown on mining and environment

Environment & Natural Resources

Critical court showdown on mining and environment

John Yeld 20 Feb 2017

Huldah Solomon (left), GMSA environmental engineer, and Clayton Whitaker, vice president of GM Africa Manufacturing, take a closer look at the indigenous vegetation on the premises of the Struandale Manufacturing Plant.

Environment & Natural Resources

Conservation nod for GMSA plant

Guy Rogers 16 Nov 2016

MBAWC offers health and safety training in building sector

Construction & Engineering

MBAWC offers health and safety training in building sector

2 Nov 2016

Tourism

Tsitsikamma upgrades in progress

13 May 2016

[BizTrends 2016] Logistics trends with Lelanie Prinsloo

Trends

[BizTrends 2016] Logistics trends with Lelanie Prinsloo

Cari Van Wyk 18 Jan 2016

[Earth Focus] The future of food

Food, Water & Energy Security

[Earth Focus] The future of food

Roger Metcalfe 17 Dec 2015