A renewed interest in the concept of carbon pricing was ignited by the publication of the "Discussion Paper for Public Comment Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions: The Carbon Tax Option" (the "Discussion Paper") published by the National Treasury in December 2010.

A Georgia-based contractor specialising in cooling system installations was sued after a maintenance worker died from exposure to leaking refrigerant gas at a facility where the contractor...

On 8 January 2016, the Minister of Environmental Affairs published the following draft regulations in the Government Gazette, calling for written representations or objections...

The Supreme Court of Appeal ("SCA") delivered a landmark judgement on April 11 2025, in Minister of Environmental Affairs v Trustees for the Time Being of GroundWork Trust and Others...

It has often been the case that landowners seeking to sell property upon which environmental pollution occurs, have sought to protect their interests through contracts of sale and the passing on of liabilities associated with environmental statutory obligations to their purchasers.

Historically, lenders have been mainly concerned with the borrower's ability to service its debt and the indirect environmental risks, relating to existing liabilities and non-compliance of the borrower.

The draft regulations have been widely anticipated by industries that will be subject to the carbon tax and the local carbon market.

In terms of section 29 of the National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act 39 of 2004, which provides for pollution prevention plans: "(1) the Minister of Environmental Affairs may by notice in the Gazette

The Paris Agreement (the "Agreement") will be signed on Friday, 22 April 2016 in New York. This adds further impetus to the international response to climate change...

The risk environment for directors of companies that pollute is changing. In South Africa, a raft of recent prosecutions of directors and officers for corporate environmental transgressions bring into focus...

Proof of the offence by the firm constitutes prima facie evidence that the director is guilty.

In terms of section 29 of the National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act 39 of 2004 ("NEMAQA"), which provides for pollution prevention plans: "(1) the Minister of Environmental Affairs (the "Minister") may by notice in the Gazette

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...

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...

South Africa's Climate Change Act, 2024, together with its supporting regulations, marks a fundamental shift in the legal landscape for high‑emitting sectors and mining is directly in scope.

It is only with an appreciation of where and how it fits into broader macro-economic concerns that a proper understanding of the carbon tax can be formulated.

The purpose of the draft Regulations is to regulate the reporting of data and information from identified point, non-point and mobile sources of atmospheric emissions.

On 24 June 2022, the much-anticipated National Environmental Laws Amendment Act 2 of 2022 ("NEMLAA") was enacted after more than 5 years since it was introduced as a Bill to the National Assembly.

As the old adage goes, "The price for peace is paid upfront, that of quarrel afterwards."

Enviroserv Waste Management (Pty) Ltd ("Enviroserv") appealed to the Supreme Court of Appeal against the tax court's decision to disallow manufacturing allowances claimed in terms...