Environment
Activists lose bid to stop coal mine
Interdict application to halt operations at the Somkhele coal mine thrown out with costs
By Fred Kockott
Law | 21 November 2018
Major precedent set for communities affected by mining
Constitutional Court judge quotes Fanon: to “strip someone of their source of livelihood, then you strip them of their dignity too”
By Kim Reynolds
News | 26 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
Meeting on gas and oil exploration descends into chaos
Activists oppose Italian company prospecting off KZN coast
By Fred Kockott and Thabiso Goba
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
Scientists step up demand for government to protect oceans
Environmental Affairs commitment to declare 21 new protected areas has stalled
By Fred Kockott
News | 14 September 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