With last month's COP30 emphasising the importance of signatories ringfencing climate finance, SA is under pressure to clarify its funding commitments, writes Legalbrief. Experts say SA must draw a clear line between what it can provide domestically, and what ... Read More
Nersa has taken a major step toward reshaping the country's electricity sector after approving the market operator licence for the National Transmission Company SA (NTCSA), along with the establishment of the Electricity Market Advisory Forum (EMAF) and the finalisation ... Read More
Eskom is again considering Thyspunt in the Eastern Cape as a potential site for a new nuclear power plant, alongside the alternative site of Bantamsklip in the Western Cape. A report in The Herald notes that a new notice outlines ... Read More
The DMRE cannot have access to Impala Platinum Mines report to government, produced after the 2023 disaster when 16 miners died and scores were injured when a lift carriage crashed at the bottom of the shaft. A Cape Times report ... Read More
A court ruling in France could give African countries more power to hold corporations to account when they pretend to be environmentally friendly. ‘The Paris Judicial Court found global oil and gas giant TotalEnergies guilty of misleading commercial practices, in ... Read More
The record rhino horn seizure in Singapore, the Northern Cape High Court (Kimberley) ruling in SA, and the arrest of former breeder John Hume reveal how any legal opening for rhino horn rapidly becomes intertwined with the illegal market. As ... Read More
The British Government has withdrawn its $1.15bn support package for the TotalEnergies-led Mozambique Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) project. The backing was originally approved in 2020 through UK Export Finance (UKEF), shortly before Britain committed to ending public financing for ... Read More
New regulations in Zimbabwe will see legally binding penalties for mining firms that neglect land rehabilitation or breach ecological regulations. Business Insider reports that the upcoming Responsible Mining Initiative part two, announced by Mines & Mining Development Minister Winston Chitando ... Read More
A US-based advocacy group has filed a lawsuit in Washington, DC, accusing Apple of using minerals linked to conflict and human rights abuses in the DRC and Rwanda despite the iPhone maker’s denials, reports Al Jazeera. International Rights Advocates (IRAdvocates ... Read More
Global wildlife talks opened last week, with votes expected on increased shark protection, a bid to allow limited rhino horn sales and a push to restrict the trade in eels. A Cape Argus report notes that more than 180 nations ... Read More
Legal risks and challenges create unnecessary burdens and delays on the nuclear energy programme, according to a government-commissioned review published last week. A Law Gazette report notes that the final report of the Nuclear Regulatory Taskforce, set up by the ... Read More
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has agreed on an energy deal with Alberta centred on plans for a new heavy oil pipeline reaching from the province’s oil sands to the Pacific coast – a politically volatile project that is expected ... Read More
* Australian police said this week that they had arrested dozens of people during climate protests that claim to have halted two cargo ships at one of the world’s biggest coal export ports. Thirty-two people were arrested and charged with ’marine-related’ ... Read More
* Two more sluice gates have been closed at the Vaal dam to reduce outflows as water inflows into the dam decrease. The DWS said on Monday that six sluice gates now remained open. By Monday morning, the Vaal dam water ... Read More
Sun City goes solarIn little more than a year after the installation of solar panels across the holiday resort, Sun City, in the North West, has saved more than R8.3m in electricity costs. Sun City’s R17m solar plant installation ... Read More
Highest weather stationA team of scientists have installed the highest weather station in Southern Africa, anchoring a major step forward for climate and ecosystem research in one of the region’s most important mountain landscapes. Perched 3 100m above sea level ... Read More
Eastern Cape High Court (Makhanda): National Council of Societies for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals v Al Mawashi (Pty) Ltd and Others Judgment: 18 November 2025 Keywords: Animal welfare – 53 000 animals on ship – Authorisation of NSPCA ... Read More
Gauteng High Court (Pretoria): Astron Energy v MEC: Gauteng Department of Economic Development, Agriculture, Environment & Rural Development and Others Judgment: 4 November 2025 Keywords: Administrative law – Environmental law – Water law – Directive issued regarding groundwater contamination – Owners ... Read More
