South Africa has had a mixed bag of environmental ministers over the past 30 years and, bar a few, most have taken the environmental agenda forward
Residents of Lephalale in Limpopo have gone to court to stop the destruction of an ancient river-bed for the building of Medupi power station.
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/ 26 November 2010
State-owned mining company African Exploration Mining and Finance Corporation has received 27 prospecting licences.
Those responsible for contaminating South African land will pay, Environmental Affairs Minister Buyelwa Sonjica said on Wednesday.
Environmental courts are to be set up to address water crimes that threaten an already water-stressed nation, Water Minister Buyelwa Sonjica says.
The shocking state of SA’s sewage plants was revealed in the long-awaited Green Drop Report released by Water Affairs Minister Buyelwa Sonjica.
A group of developing countries said on Sunday a legally binding global agreement to limit climate change should be completed by 2011 at the latest.
Water and Environmental Affairs Minister Buyelwa Sonjica on Wednesday denied there was a sanitation crisis in South Africa.
State-owned prospector targets sensitive sites around the country, writes Yolandi Groenewald.
The DA has urged Water and Environmental Affairs Minister Buyelwa Sonjica to give urgent attention to making regional water boards sustainable.
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/ 22 December 2009
The agreement to which SA was a signatory at the UN climate-change talks last week is ”not acceptable”, Environment Minister Buyelwa Sonjica says.
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/ 29 September 2009
South Africa needs more than R70-billion to improve its bulk water infrastructure, minister Buyelwa Sonjica said on Tuesday.
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/ 20 September 2009
South Africa’s delegation to ‘Climate Week’ aims
to negotiate for financial pledges from developed
countries, writes Yolandi Groenewald
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/ 16 September 2009
It was unrealistic for developing countries such as South Africa to commit to carbon emission targets, because of their economic status.
Municipalities should prioritise waste management and greening of townships to restore dignity to South Africans, Buyelwa Sonjica said on Wednesday.
Water Affairs director-general Pam Yako has been put on ”special leave” pending the outcome of a probe into alleged financial irregularities.
SA cannot afford further delays in restructuring electricity distribution, Minister of Minerals and Energy Buyelwa Sonjica said on Tuesday.
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/ 13 February 2009
South Africa created a task force to develop an integrated energy strategy that will ensure a consistent electricity supply.
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/ 10 February 2009
Eskom has submitted a long-awaited application for a new tariff increase to Nersa, Minerals and Energy Minister Buyelwa Sonjica said on Tuesday.
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/ 10 February 2009
The Minister of Minerals and Energy Affairs Buyelwa Sonjica expects her department to be split into two ministries if the ANC wins the election.
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/ 10 February 2009
South Africa expects the metal price downturn to get worse and affect the economy further through capital flight and job losses.
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/ 2 February 2009
A report of an audit on 355 mines across South Africa on Monday revealed that mine safety was below target at just 66%.
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/ 23 January 2009
Rationing of electricity to the South African mining industry is to remain in force, Minerals and Energy Minister Buyelwa Sonjica said on Friday.
Motorists will no longer have to cough up an additional 5,4 cents per litre for petrol, Minerals and Energy Minister Buyelwa Sonjica said on Monday.