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    NEMA Section 28 Directives At The Municipal Level: When The Different Environmental Compliance Beast Comes Knocking

    Municipal environmental enforcement powers in South Africa have expanded significantly with the introduction of section 28 directives under NEMA, creating complex procedural challenges that differ fundamentally from traditional compliance notices. What procedural traps await businesses facing these directives, and how can the simultaneous pursuit of multiple enforcement processes, including potential criminal liability for employees, transform routine regulatory matters into urgent legal crises requiring im
    South AfricaEnvironment
    Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr
    Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr
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    The Law Applicable To Contaminated Land In South Africa

    When the National Environmental Management: Waste Act came into operation, the operation Part 8 of Chapter 4 was deferred to a later date.
    South AfricaEnvironment
ENS
ENS
  • Article

    COMESA's Competition Regime Overhaul: Key Insights From The ENS Webinar

    On 4 December 2025, COMESA marked a significant milestone in the evolution of competition regulation across the Common Market with the approval of its revised Competition Regulations and Rules.
    South AfricaAntitrust/Competition Law
    ENS
    ENS
  • Article

    ESG Indicators In Brief: Anti-Corruption And Protecting Personal Information

    This article is the first of a 3‑part series which will consider the broad trends that are taking place in South Africa with regards to the environmental, social and governance indicator ("ESG").
    South AfricaCorporate/Commercial Law
    Andersen in South Africa
    Andersen in South Africa
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    Publication Of Draft Amendments To The Mineral And Petroleum Resources Development Act Regulations

    On 28 November 2019, the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy ("Minister") published for public comment draft amendments to the regulations made in terms of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources
    South AfricaEnergy and Natural Resources
    ENS
    ENS
  • Article

    Balancing Fairness And Justice In Unlawful Administrative Action

    When administrative actions fail to meet procedural standards, businesses can find themselves at risk of losing vast amounts of capital, even if the projects themselves are critical to economic growth.
    South AfricaLitigation, Mediation & Arbitration
    Fasken
    Fasken
  • Article

    South Africa's Energy Crisis: Guiding The Just Energy Transition

    Entering 2023, South Africa's struggle with load shedding lingers, now in its 16th year. To resolve South Africa's energy crisis, an investment of roughly R1.2 trillion by 2035...
    South AfricaEnergy and Natural Resources
    Centurion Law Group
    Centurion Law Group
  • Article

    Landmark Pharmaceutical Judgment

    South AfricaEnvironment
    KISCH IP
    KISCH IP
  • Article

    The Danger Of Complacency In Light Of The Delay In The Carbon Tax

    The recent postponement in the implementation of the carbon tax should be understood against the relevant national and international legal background.
    South AfricaTax
    ENS
    ENS
  • Article

    COP27 'Loss And Damage' Negotiations A Prickly Pear And The Last Chance Saloon

    This year the matter of 'loss and damage' caused by climate change was cast onto the agenda at COP27 for the first time
    GlobalEnvironment
    Norton Rose Fulbright
    Norton Rose Fulbright
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    Carbon Tax: Summary Of Selected Recent Developments

    The Carbon Tax Act is a relatively recent piece of legislation having been passed into law with effect from 1 June 2019.
    South AfricaTax
    ENS
    ENS
  • Article

    Shining A Light On Material Water Risks

    "If climate change is a shark, then water is its teeth". This quote from James P. Bruce, a Canadian hydrogeologist, has never seemed more relevant to the South African context...
    South AfricaEnvironment
    ENS
    ENS
  • Article

    Environmental Law 2022

    The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 (Constitution), which is the supreme law, enshrines the right of all South Africans to an environment that is not harmful to health or wellbeing...
    GlobalEnvironment
    Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP
    Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP
  • Article

    A Runway To Nowhere

    This collection examines South Africa's evolving regulatory landscape across direct marketing compliance, government contract remedies, and textile waste regulation, while exploring constitutional interpretation in Ghana...
    South AfricaEnvironment
    ENS
    ENS
  • Article

    Improved Environmental Law Enforcement - The Era of the Environmental Law Bounty-Hunter?

    South Africa is about to experience vastly improved environmental law enforcement as a result of changes to the National Environmental Management Act ("NEMA") which come into effect from 1 May 2005.
    South AfricaEnvironment
    Norton Rose Fulbright South Africa
    Norton Rose Fulbright South Africa
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    Saving For Retirement: A Social Security Dilemma

    "… no legal right to social security benefits and benefits are part of government spending program, no different in the eyes of the law than corporate welfare or farm subsidies".
    South AfricaEnvironment
    LLP Legal Consultants
    LLP Legal Consultants
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    When International Law Becomes Optional: What Critical Minerals Geopolitics Means For Mining

    The principle of permanent sovereignty of nations over natural resources has anchored the international economic order since the United Nations adopted it in 1962.
    South AfricaEnvironment
    ENS
    ENS
  • Article

    Bill To Help Clear Skies For Stargazers

    An interesting bill, the Draft Astronomy Geographic Advantage Bill, has been released for public comment. The science and technology department has indicated that the bill will be introduced to Parliament this year.
    South AfricaFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life Sciences
    ENS
    ENS
  • Article

    ESG Tracker SADC Region July 2023

    There are so many ESG-related publications and developments that it is hard to keep abreast of them all. For this reason, HSF publishes a monthly tracker of ESG-related publications...
    South AfricaEnvironment
    Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP
    Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP
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    COVID-19 South Africa: Financial Services Regulation In Times Of COVID-19

    The declaration of South Africa's National State of Disaster and associated lockdown in response to the COVID-19 pandemic is unprecedented.
    South AfricaCoronavirus (COVID-19)
    Clyde & Co
    Clyde & Co
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