Centre for Environmental Rights – Advancing Environmental Rights in South Africa

Open for comment: National Guideline for consideration of climate change implications in applications for environmental authorisations, atmospheric emission licences and waste management licences (comment due before 25 July 2021).

What's New?

25 June 2021

South African Human Rights Commission v Msunduzi Local Municipality & Others (8407/2020P) [2021] ZAKZPHC 35 (17 June 2021)

Judgments→High Courts

17 June 2021

Black Eagle Project Roodekrans v MEC: Department of Agriculture, Conservation & Environment, Gauteng Provincial Government & Others SCA (17 June 2021)

Judgments→Supreme Court of Appeal

17 June 2021

Invitation to Comment: Draft National Mine Closure Strategy

What's New?

21 May 2021

Deadline for comment extended: Water Regulations for exploration and production of gas activities

What's New?

16 May 2021

Call for comment: Draft Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining Policy

What's New?

5 May 2021

Opportunity to comment: Proposed amendments under the Electricity Regulation Act (changes to licensing exemption and registration requirements)

What's New?

23 April 2021

Open for public comment: Compliance with Financial Provisioning Regulations to be delayed again?

What's New?

22 April 2021

Draft Liquefied Petroleum Gas Rollout Strategy published for comment before 1 June 2021.

What's New?

1 April 2021

Out for comment: National Norms and Standards for the Treatment of Organic Waste

What's New?

29 March 2021

MEJCON-SA & Others v Uthaka Energy (Pty) Ltd & Others (urgent interdict to prohibit mining in Mabola Protected Area)

Judgments→High Courts

23 March 2021

Mining and Biodiversity Guideline: Mainstreaming biodiversity into the mining sector (2013)

Government Documents

8 March 2021