Articles for John Yeld
State loses bid to postpone coal mining hearing
Court dismisses application with punitive costs
By John Yeld
News | 18 October 2018
Court drama as state tries to force through coal mining plan
Last minute bid to change boundaries of Mpumalanga protected area
By John Yeld
News | 17 October 2018
Court challenge to coal mine
Case is significant for future of South Africa’s protected areas
By John Yeld
News | 15 October 2018
Damage to West Coast beaches from mining can be kept to “acceptable” levels, say consultants
Australian company tries again to get approval for huge expansion project
By John Yeld
News | 25 September 2018
Coal mine opponents targeted on social media
“Powerful interests use violence and threats to cut off those defending human rights”
By John Yeld
Feature | 24 July 2018
Independence of environmental consultant under the spotlight
Conservationist argues that Adriaan du Toit did not meet statutory requirements for independence
By John Yeld
News | 13 July 2018
Western Cape opposes national government’s mining rights approval
Department of Mineral Resources approved Australian company’s application to do mineral prospecting on northern bank of Olifants River estuary
By John Yeld
News | 3 July 2018
Are mining companies repairing the damage they cause?
Centre for Environmental Rights report says slack financial reporting standards make it difficult to tell
By John Yeld
News | 20 June 2018
Meet Adriaan du Toit, the “independent” geologist who trolls environmentalists and Cyril Ramaphosa
Du Toit’s work helped an Australian company get prospecting rights on the West Coast
By John Yeld
News | 8 June 2018