National Environmental Management Laws Amendment Act introduce new offences, increase quantum of fines, extend enforcement powers to municipal managers
The plant’s closure means that a tide of toxic mine water is rising significantly underground, which could decant into the environment within months
Broken abstraction pumps at the Eastern basin treatment plant mean that water supply may become contaminated, posing a serious threat
The drowning of 10-year-old Mapula Raleholi is the latest in a series at mining sites in Gauteng
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
Cannabis is dubbed the ‘mop crop’ for its ability to remove or render industrial pollutants harmless
The government’s vision for mined land: farms, tourism and self-generation of electricity
E.Coli counts in tributaries feeding the Hennops River run into tens of millions, far above the permitted limit
The state is saddled with the burden of treating acid water and polluters are escaping the responsibility
Mining areas on the West Rand are ecologically dead because of poor rehabilitation
Coalition fighting planned underground colliery in Mpumalanga wins a round against Uthaka Energy in court
Despite the state’s commitments to protecting water sources, an MEC is exploiting a loophole to allow a mine linked to the Zuma family to proceed
The water and sanitation department has not revoked or suspended water use, ‘but this remains an option’
The water and sanitation department has taken over the clean-up project while sewage continues to pollute the Vaal River and Emfuleni municipality