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Circular Economy & Waste Management

South Africa's ambitious plan to tackle plastic microbead pollution

8 hours

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

Construction & Engineering

Illegal enlargement of West Coast farm dam condoned

John Yeld 27 Jun 2025

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

Celebrating World Water Day: How private landowners are conserving South Africa’s wetlands

Environment & Natural Resources

Celebrating World Water Day: How private landowners are conserving South Africa’s wetlands

Hlengiwe Msibi, Issued by Sappi 24 Mar 2025

An architect’s impression of the proposed retirement complex at Sedgefield. Graphic: Eco Route Environmental Consultancy (Draft Amendment Report).

Land & Property Law

Developer sues Sedgefield environmentalist for R5m

John Yeld 19 Mar 2025

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Environmental Law

Court ruling a warning shot against illegal fishing

10 Dec 2024

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Corporate & Commercial Law

Branching into South Africa? 5 legal facets you shouldn't overlook

Ginen Moodley 24 Jun 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

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.

Environment & Natural Resources

Alexkor vs Creecy in environment court battle

John Yeld 12 Apr 2024

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Environment & Natural Resources

Term of appointment of the EAPASA extended

5 Feb 2024

The importance of environmental impairment insurance

Higher Education

The importance of environmental impairment insurance

Sanele Shabalala, Issued by Milpark Education 22 Aug 2023

Damage to the West Coast north of the Olifants River estuary caused by previous diamond mining operations (before Trans Hex). Photo: John Yeld | GroundUp

Environmental Law

Court challenge to 30-year extension of West Coast diamond mining rights

John Yeld 28 Aug 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

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Environment & Natural Resources

National environmental management laws now in force

Garyn Rapson, Tsoseletso Bogopa, and Hassan Mahlawe 6 Jul 2023

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Environment & Natural Resources

First National Biodiversity Offset Guideline published

26 Jun 2023

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Circular Economy & Waste Management

Kenya banned plastic bags 6 years ago, but they are still in use - what went wrong

Jane Mutheu Mutune 9 May 2023

Environmental authorisations may no longer be required for solar PV installations

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Environmental authorisations may no longer be required for solar PV installations

Garyn Rapson and Nonhlanhla Mnengi 28 Sep 2022

Are South Africa's pesticide rules outdated?

Food Security

Are South Africa's pesticide rules outdated?

Liezl Human 5 Jul 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

Court bid to stop Shell seismic survey off Wild Coast underway

Environment & Natural Resources

Court bid to stop Shell seismic survey off Wild Coast underway

Tania Broughton 30 May 2022

Garyn Rapson, Partner at Webber Wentzel

Environmental Law

Another extension for Nema compliance

Garyn Rapson 19 May 2022

New court case launched to stop Shell's seismic survey on Wild Coast

Environment & Natural Resources

New court case launched to stop Shell's seismic survey on Wild Coast

Tania Broughton 7 Dec 2021

Energy & Mining

Replacement NEMA open for comment

Garyn Rapson and Paula-Ann Novotny 2 Sep 2021

State asks for more time to investigate case against Table Mountain fire accused

Criminal Law

State asks for more time to investigate case against Table Mountain fire accused

Marecia Damons 21 Jun 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

Nema Ramkhelawan-Bhana, head of global markets research, Rand Merchant Bank.

Trends

#BizTrends2021: Finding alpha in the age of Covid-19

Nema Ramkhelawan-Bhana 8 Jan 2021

Kenyan coastal community beats lead polluter in court

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Kenyan coastal community beats lead polluter in court

Christabel Ligami 31 Dec 2020

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

Bill promoting transformation in environmental sector before parliament

Legislation & Regulation

Bill promoting transformation in environmental sector before parliament

17 Nov 2020

EAPASA to host first general meeting in Gauteng

Environment & Natural Resources

EAPASA to host first general meeting in Gauteng

12 Nov 2020

Construction body calls for self-certification to overcome public sector bottlenecks

Property Development

Construction body calls for self-certification to overcome public sector bottlenecks

8 Oct 2020

Pre-Covid on-site inspection

Science & Engineering

Covid-19 calls for balance strategy for technical audits

3 Jul 2020

Self-drive to private or public game reserves, national parks permitted under Level 3

Tourism

Self-drive to private or public game reserves, national parks permitted under Level 3

3 Jun 2020

Environmental emergencies as a consequence of Covid-19

Environmental Law

Environmental emergencies as a consequence of Covid-19

20 Mar 2020

New twist in Noordhoek wetland road controversy

Sustainable Development

New twist in Noordhoek wetland road controversy

John Yeld 3 Mar 2020

The view looking east across the West Coast with the village of Paternoster in the foreground. The recently approved Boulders Wind farm will stand on the hills in the background, directly in this view. Photo: John Yeld

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Wind farm says massive new rival could cost it "hundreds of millions" in lost energy

John Yeld 19 Feb 2020

West Coast property owners could be ordered to demolish their houses

Residential Property

West Coast property owners could be ordered to demolish their houses

John Yeld 29 Jan 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

Parliament revives environmental management amendment bill

Environmental Law

Parliament revives environmental management amendment bill

24 Oct 2019

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Research

'Where to Invest in Africa' publication launched

23 Sep 2019

Part of the current mineral sands extraction by the Tormin mine on the West Coast. Photo: John Yeld

Mining

State approves Tormin's massive West Coast mining expansion

John Yeld 15 Jul 2019

The coal plant would be about 20km from Lamu town - a Unesco world heritage site. Shutterstock/Jen Watson

Mining

Court stops construction of Kenya's coal power plant. Here's why

Moina Spooner 1 Jul 2019

Source: Environment News South Africa

Mining

2nd draft of Proposed Financial Provisioning Regulations published for comment

Garyn Rapson 21 May 2019

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Environment & Natural Resources

Robben Island to be designated a Marine Protected Area

23 Apr 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

Can waste-to-energy offer an OPEX reprieve for mines?

Infrastructure & Utilities

Can waste-to-energy offer an OPEX reprieve for mines?

Jason McNeil 12 Feb 2019

What NEMLA IV could mean for mine closures

Environmental Law

What NEMLA IV could mean for mine closures

Garyn Rapson and Kirsty Kilner 11 Feb 2019

Why microbeads are such a threat and why they're so hard to handle

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Why microbeads are such a threat and why they're so hard to handle

Henk Bouwman 8 Jan 2019

Environmental practitioners go online

Environment & Natural Resources

Environmental practitioners go online

28 Nov 2018