Environment
New blow for would-be Mpumalanga coal miner
Surprise move by MEC for Environmental Affairs Vusi Shongwe
By John Yeld
News | 29 January 2019
Court refuses appeal on Mpumalanga coal mine
Company’s bid for permission to mine in protected area blocked
By John Yeld
News | 23 January 2019
Court hears objections to new N2 highway
New Wild Coast route shortens road by 75km but passes through ancestral land
By Zoë Postman
News | 4 December 2018
Activists lose bid to stop coal mine
Interdict application to halt operations at the Somkhele coal mine thrown out with costs
By Fred Kockott
Law | 21 November 2018
Major precedent set for communities affected by mining
Constitutional Court judge quotes Fanon: to “strip someone of their source of livelihood, then you strip them of their dignity too”
By Kim Reynolds
News | 26 October 2018
Court drama as state tries to force through coal mining plan
Last minute bid to change boundaries of Mpumalanga protected area
By John Yeld
News | 17 October 2018
Meeting on gas and oil exploration descends into chaos
Activists oppose Italian company prospecting off KZN coast
By Fred Kockott and Thabiso Goba
News | 15 October 2018
Damage to West Coast beaches from mining can be kept to “acceptable” levels, say consultants
Australian company tries again to get approval for huge expansion project
By John Yeld
News | 25 September 2018
Scientists step up demand for government to protect oceans
Environmental Affairs commitment to declare 21 new protected areas has stalled
By Fred Kockott
News | 14 September 2018