Centre for Environmental Rights – Advancing Environmental Rights in South Africa

Western Cape Biodiversity Act 6 of 2021

Legislation→Provincial Legislation→Western Cape

12 January 2022

Changes to the EAPASA Regulations – more delay for registration and oversight. Comment due by 21 February 2022

What's New?

31 December 2021

Sustaining the Wild Coast & Others v Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy & Others (Wild Coast Seismic Survey) Part A – interdict judgment

Judgments→High Courts

28 December 2021

Samancor Chrome Ltd v North West Chrome Mining (Pty) Ltd and Others

Judgments→Supreme Court of Appeal

24 December 2021

Challenges to Shell’s seismic blasting on South Africa’s Wild Coast

Case Watch

6 December 2021

Elderberry Investments (Pty) Ltd and Another v Department of Economic Development and Environmental Affairs and Others (2 December 2021)

Judgments→High Courts

2 December 2021

National Environmental Compliance and Enforcement Reports of the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (NECER Reports)

Government Documents

2 December 2021

Lotter N O and Others v Minister of Water and Sanitation and Others (SCA)

Judgments→Supreme Court of Appeal

8 November 2021

Open for comment: Draft Revised List of Ecosystems that are Threatened and in need of Protection

What's New?

5 November 2021

Third amendment to the Electricity Regulation Act in 2021 – Schedule 2 substituted again (5 October 2021)

What's New?

5 October 2021

Minerals Council of South Africa v Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy & Others (2018 Mining Charter case)

Judgments→High Courts

21 September 2021

Invitation to comment on Draft Policy Position on the Conservation & Ecologically Sustainable Use of Elephant, Lion, Leopard and Rhinoceros (submissions due before 14 October 2021)

What's New?

14 September 2021