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The Western Cape High Court has dismissed an attempt by Noordhoek environmentalists to set aside approval for a road link in an area where the endangered Western Leopard Toad breeds. Archive photo: John Yeld / GroundUp
ESG & Sustainability
Judge rules for 'road' in legal clash with 'toads'

John Yeld 3 days

The Alexkor coffer-dam wall between two dams at high tide. Photos from a Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment report titled: “Enforcement: In Loco Inspection Report – The salt/tidal flats of the Orange River Mouth Ramsar site”, published 28 January 2020.
ESG & Sustainability
Alexkor vs Creecy in environment court battle

John Yeld 12 Apr 2024

The green area is where Searcher Geodata will do its seismic survey in 2024. Map from consultant’s environmental assessment report
ESG & Sustainability
Australian company to start seismic survey off West Coast in January

Steve Kretzmann 7 Dec 2023

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ESG & Sustainability
Requirements for environmental authorisation for renewable energy facility published

6 Dec 2023

Sand mining company appeals against refusal of water licence in Philippi
Agriculture
Sand mining company appeals against refusal of water licence in Philippi

Liezl Human 26 Oct 2023

The logo of French oil and gas company TotalEnergies is seen at the company's headquarters skyscraper in the financial and business district of La Defense, near Paris, 14 September 2023. Source: Reuters/Gonzalo Fuentes
Energy & Mining
South Africa gives go-ahead for TotalEnergies offshore drilling

Wendell Roelf 2 Oct 2023

Image source: Jean van der Meulen from
ESG & Sustainability
First National Biodiversity Offset Guideline published

26 Jun 2023

#BizTrends2023: New power supply model to transform SA's energy market
Energy & Mining
#BizTrends2023: New power supply model to transform SA's energy market

Niveshen Govender 9 Jan 2023

Environmental authorisations may no longer be required for solar PV installations
Energy & Mining
Environmental authorisations may no longer be required for solar PV installations

Garyn Rapson and Nonhlanhla Mnengi 28 Sep 2022

Seismic judgment: Court overturns exploration rights granted to Shell
Energy & Mining
Seismic judgment: Court overturns exploration rights granted to Shell

Tania Broughton 1 Sep 2022

SA's energy crisis: the practical implications of government's proposed interventions
Energy & Mining
SA's energy crisis: the practical implications of government's proposed interventions

Jason van der Poel, Mzukisi Kota, Hielien Venter, Aviva Hoekstra, Emma Bleeker 8 Aug 2022

Members of the Goringhaicona and others opposing the River Club development celebrate the dismissal of an urgent application to depose Tauriq Jenkins (centre) as supreme high commissioner of the Goringhaicona Khoi Khoin Indigenous Traditional Council. Together with the Observatory Civic Association, the council has led litigation against the development. Photo: Steve Kretzmann / GroundUp
Legal
River Club contempt of court hearing pushed back another week

Steve Kretzmann 28 Jul 2022

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Energy & Mining
Eskom set to expand power lines without environmental authorisation, Ramaphosa says

Katja Hamilton 25 Jul 2022

Creecy announces new EA process for renewable energy projects
ESG & Sustainability
Creecy announces new EA process for renewable energy projects

22 Jul 2022

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Legal
Have your say on hydraulic fracturing / fracking

14 Jul 2022

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Legal
Big shift to environmental legislative landscape is finally here

Garyn Rapson, Kirsty Kilner & Carma Rossouw 28 Jun 2022

Court bid to stop Shell seismic survey off Wild Coast underway
ESG & Sustainability
Court bid to stop Shell seismic survey off Wild Coast underway

Tania Broughton 30 May 2022

Landowner consent requirement withdrawn for mining-related EA applications
Energy & Mining
Landowner consent requirement withdrawn for mining-related EA applications

Garyn Rapson and Tendai Bonga 11 Mar 2022

Western Cape government joins battle over mining
Energy & Mining
Western Cape government joins battle over mining

John Yeld 23 Feb 2022

Creating an investment-ready platform for infrastructure projects in the emerging aquaculture sector
Agriculture
Creating an investment-ready platform for infrastructure projects in the emerging aquaculture sector

Dr Keith Du Plessis 9 Feb 2022

New court case launched to stop Shell's seismic survey on Wild Coast
ESG & Sustainability
New court case launched to stop Shell's seismic survey on Wild Coast

Tania Broughton 7 Dec 2021

Shell wins court case to start seismic surveys offshore South Africa
ESG & Sustainability
Shell wins court case to start seismic surveys offshore South Africa

3 Dec 2021

River Club was not on Amazon's shortlist - court papers
Construction & Engineering
River Club was not on Amazon's shortlist - court papers

Steve Kretzmann 2 Dec 2021

Compliance blitz on the cards for the agrochemicals sector
Agriculture
Compliance blitz on the cards for the agrochemicals sector

Garyn Rapson and Tendai Bonga 19 Nov 2021

The proposed N2 Toll Road will cut through Sigidi village. Map: Lisa Nelson
Construction & Engineering
Should the proposed N2 toll road through the Wild Coast be moved?

Daniel Steyn 4 Nov 2021

Turbines on a wind farm outside Caledon near Cape Town, South Africa. Photo by Nardus Engelbrecht/Gallo Images/Getty Images
Energy & Mining
South Africa's power generation plans are out of date: an urgent rethink is needed

Hartmut Winkler 10 Aug 2021

Environmental management plan published for adoption
ESG & Sustainability
Environmental management plan published for adoption

15 Apr 2021

The Pretoria High Court has stopped Uthaka Energy from starting to mine coal this week in the critical water source area of Mabola, Mpumalanga. Archive photo: supplied
Energy & Mining
Court stops Mpumalanga coal mine

John Yeld 26 Mar 2021

The Inyanda-Roodeplaat wind farm site in the Eastern Cape, taken from the cover of an Environmental Impact Report.
Energy & Mining
Controversial Watsons' wind farm approval overturned on review

John Yeld 24 Mar 2021

Gillian Niven and Kirsty Kilner
Energy & Mining
Incentivising renewable energy development: moving one step closer, or two steps back?

Kirsty Kilner & Gillian Niven 9 Mar 2021

Blow for activists in River Club development
Construction & Engineering
Blow for activists in River Club development

Daniel Steyn 1 Mar 2021

Much of the West Coast between Elands Bay in the south and Alexander Bay in the north is, or has already been, the target of mining operations. Photos: John Yeld
Energy & Mining
Court challenge to West Coast beach mining

John Yeld 13 Nov 2020

Province goes to court over River Club ruling
Legal
Province goes to court over River Club ruling

Steve Kretzmann 30 Oct 2020

The River Club, currently a nine-hole golf course, is to be rezoned and will house new headquarters for giant multi-national company Amazon, following a decision by the City’s Municipal Planning Tribunal on Friday. Photo: Steve Kretzmann
Construction & Engineering
Municipal tribunal gives go-ahead to mega-development at Two Rivers Urban Park

Steve Kretzmann 23 Sep 2020

The West Coast One wind farm near Vredenburg has operated since 2015. Environment minister Barbara Creecy says the wake effect on this facility of a proposed new neighbouring wind farm must be investigated before it can also be approved. Photo: John Yeld
Energy & Mining
Creecy upholds appeal against giant West Coast wind farm

John Yeld 9 Sep 2020

R4bn River Club development clears major obstacle
Construction & Engineering
R4bn River Club development clears major obstacle

Steve Kretzmann 31 Aug 2020

Pre-Covid on-site inspection
Energy & Mining
Covid-19 calls for balance strategy for technical audits

3 Jul 2020

The map shows the location of the new Juno Wind Farm. Graphic: from the Supplementary Heritage Report by Sarah Winter and Nicolas Baumann (July 2019)
Energy & Mining
Giant turbine farm set to harvest West Coast wind

John Yeld 11 May 2020

Environment minister Barbara Creecy’s decision to allow mining on ten more West Coast beaches has prompted criticism from environmentalists. Photo: John Yeld
Energy & Mining
"New broom" minister Barbara Creecy raises dust

John Yeld 9 Apr 2020

Environmental emergencies as a consequence of Covid-19
Legal
Environmental emergencies as a consequence of Covid-19

20 Mar 2020

New twist in Noordhoek wetland road controversy
Construction & Engineering
New twist in Noordhoek wetland road controversy

John Yeld 3 Mar 2020

The view looking east across the West Coast with the village of Paternoster in the foreground. The recently approved Boulders Wind farm will stand on the hills in the background, directly in this view. Photo: John Yeld
Energy & Mining
Wind farm says massive new rival could cost it "hundreds of millions" in lost energy

John Yeld 19 Feb 2020

Image source: Getty/Gallo
Energy & Mining
Environmental considerations for self-generation regime

Gillian Niven & Paula-Ann Novotny 18 Feb 2020

West Coast property owners could be ordered to demolish their houses
Property
West Coast property owners could be ordered to demolish their houses

John Yeld 29 Jan 2020

The Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries (DEFF) has conditionally approved the Boulders wind farm project. Image from the Final Environmental Impact Assessment Report by CES (copied for fair use).
Construction & Engineering
Huge West Coast wind farm approved

John Yeld 22 Jan 2020

IRP 2019 and the slow transition to a low-carbon economy
Legal
IRP 2019 and the slow transition to a low-carbon economy

Gillian Niven, Paula-Ann Novotny and Jeanique Pretorius 12 Nov 2019

The Department of Mineral Resources has given the go-ahead for Italian group Eni to conduct drilling off the coast of KwaZulu-Natal. Photo: Eni (fair use)
Energy & Mining
Controversial KZN drilling project gets go-ahead

13 Sep 2019

The pitfalls of confessing to past environmental law transgressions
Legal
The pitfalls of confessing to past environmental law transgressions

28 Aug 2019

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