Barbara Creecy says her appeal ‘boils down to a question of law’
Judge says environment minister’s denial of the harm caused is at odds with science, and gives her a deadline to prescribe long-delayed pollution regulations
The environment minister withdrew an amendment requiring consent from landowners for environmental authorisations for mining activities
The landmark case marks the first against environmental authorisation for gas power plant in South Africa
The Minister has asked Ramaphosa if the Presidential Climate Commission can oversee the consultation process
But others argue that the conservation plan will amount to the ‘biggest land grab in history’
Last year, leaked documents showed that the country was rejecting the proposed treaty
Pravin Gordhan says bureaucratic blocks must be removed and frankness is required about the trade-offs for the country to lead in new green industries
Earthlife Africa and groundWork say the ‘legal quagmire’ Eskom finds itself in ‘is almost entirely self-inflicted’
The Berg River Estuary has been declared South Africa’s 28th Ramsar site, yet 79% of the country’s wetlands remain threatened and 48% are critically endangered
The proposed change will make it impossible for civil society, or their lawyers, to appeal environmental authorisations without using the services of a costly environmental assessment practitioner
The Legal Resources Centre hails court order as stunning victory for indigenous communities along the coast
Fourteen applicants, including small-scale fishers, have filed an urgent application in the Western Cape high court to interdict the Australian-based Searcher Seismic, Searcher Geodata and its seismic vessel BGP Pioneer
The Legal Resources Centre and Richard Spoor Attorneys are heading to court for urgent interdict against Searcher Seismic, an Australian exploration outfit
South Africa has ‘no real gumption’ when it comes to making tough decisions to protect the environment, says UCT academic
Twenty-three rhinos have been killed in 36 hours, according to a nonprofit organisation; the environment department says this figure is 24 since the beginning of December
Shell’s 3D seismic survey is set to begin on Wednesday. But a high court application brought by rights groups to block it will be heard as an urgent matter on Tuesday
Scores of countries at the UN climate talks accepted the COP26 pact reluctantly, condemning a last-minute meeting that led to a slightly different wording
But the oil and gas giant says it follows international best practice
Long-standing issues on climate finance will make or break COP26, says environment, forestry and fisheries minister
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The proposal was made during the Cop15 biodiversity conference in China last week when the conference adopted a post-2020 framework to save nature
Yet plans are underway to import more plastic waste into the country and it has not signed global plastics treaty
Judge finds that public participation in democratic processes is not the exclusive preserve of the privileged few who have access to the internet and can read English
The powerships will be more expensive for consumers than wind and solar energy and isn’t required for reliable electricity generation
The World Bank is funding a plan to deal with air pollution in Ekurhuleni, Tshwane and Johannesburg
Draft policy promotes species playing their role in wilderness systems but one conservationist says leopards are being sold out
Emerging markets need $3-trillion to 4-trillion a year in low-carbon investments over the next 15 years to meet their climate mitigation commitments
Scientists have been sent to handle the fallout from the warehouse fire, which stored about 1 600 hazardous materials that can contaminate the air, sea and rivers
An environment group says its application is a ‘watershed’ case for stopping deep sea exploration
Scientists and environmental groups are shocked by the move to artificially open the estuary in the iSimangaliso Wetland Park
Private rhino owners say the environment minister’s proposed policy is in conflict with existing legislation and their legal rights
The environment department’s Source-to-Sea initiative will create 1 600 work opportunities