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Traditionally, land use planning law has received relatively less attention in relation to the suite of environmental and development related authorisations required for development activities.

The Minister of the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment ("DFFE") recently published a notice inviting consultation on her intention to publish a National Guideline for...

"Sustainability" is used as the foundation for motivating positive change in aged industries and inspiring the establishment of new ones

South Africa scores poorly on an international environmental performance index. Does this mean our country’s environmental policies and laws are on the wrong track?

South Africa has taken a decisive step in its commitment to addressing climate change with the enactment of the Climate Change Act 15 of 2022...

The South African National Treasury has published proposals for a carbon offset scheme.

Two important principles of South African law collided head on, with unsatisfactory consequences, when Chief Bareki (a traditional leader acting on behalf of his tribe) and an environmental concern group sued Gencor and certain subsidiaries for the environmental clean up following discontinued asbestos mining activities.

Traditionally, land use planning law has received relatively less attention in relation to the suite of environmental and development related authorisations required for development activities.

The Essential Services Committee has expanded the designation of essential services at tailings dams beyond the narrow 2018 framework, to include personnel involved in construction, maintenance, risk management, monitoring and hydro mining operations.

In today's socially-conscious world, businesses increasingly recognise the importance of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) factors in their decision-making processes. ESG factors encompass a range...

The Carbon Tax Bill provides for the imposition of a tax on the CO2 equivalent of greenhouse gas emissions and also amends the Customs and Excise Act to make provision for the administration and collection of ...

Many articles ask readers to imagine a post Coronavirus (COVID-19) world. However, it is difficult to do so when we have no idea when the pandemic will end.

In the recent judgment of John Mussington & Anor v. Development Control Authority & Others (Antigua and Barbuda) [2024] UKPC 3, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council ("JCPC")...

On Friday, 5 December 2025, Notice 6907 was published in Government Gazette No. 53783, in terms of which the Minister of Employment and Labour ("the Minister")...

As per a recent report by the International Energy Agency, 43% of Africa's population, primarily in sub-Saharan regions, lacks access to electricity. Enhancing access to a clean...

Developments in relation to the Financial Provisioning Regulations, 2015 published in terms of the National Environmental Management Act.

In May 2019, the South African Proposed Regulations Pertaining to the Financial Provision for the Rehabilitation and Remediation of Environmental Damage