Insights

09
Jul
2014
Environmental and Mining

DRAFT NATIONAL GREENHOUSE GAS INVENTORY FOR THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA

The Minister of Environmental Affairs has published the draft national greenhouse gas inventory for public comment.
09
Jul
2014
Environmental and Mining

AGRICULTURAL PESTS ACT (36/1983): CONTROL MEASURES: AMENDMENT

The Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has, in terms of section 6 of the Agricultural Pests Act, 36 of 1983 amended the Control Measures as published in terms of the Agricultural Pests Act, 36 of 1983 as set out in the schedule to this notice.
09
Jul
2014
Environmental and Mining

ACT NO. 23 OF 2014: INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT ACT, 2014

The President has assented to the Infrastructure Development Act 23 of 2014. The Act provides for the facilitation and co-ordination of public infrastructure development which is of significant economic or social importance to the Republic so as to ensure that infrastructure development in South Africa is given priority in planning, approval and implementation.
20
Jun
2014
Environmental and Mining

EnviroMac May 2014

Legal updates and commentary from our Environmental and Mining Law team for May 2014.
19
Jun
2014
Environmental and Mining

Guidelines for Miners, Lawyers and Pirates

On the commercial front, the bill before parliament keeps making headlines and the jury is out on how the state will eventually share in the riches of gas and petroleum resources and whether the proceeds will ultimately benefit the few or the many.
17
Jun
2014
Environmental

NATIONAL STANDARDS FOR THE EXTRACTION, FLARING OR RECOVERY OF LANDFILL GAS

I, Bomo Edith Edna Molewa, Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs, in terms of section 19(3)(a) of the National Environmental Management: Waste Act, 2008 (Act No.
17
Jun
2014
Environmental and Mining

NATIONAL NORMS AND STANDARDS FOR DISPOSAL OF WASTE TO LANDFILL

I, Bomo Edith Edna Molewa, Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs, hereby set national norms and standard for the assessment of waste for landfill disposal, under section 7(1)(c) of the National Environmental Management: Waste Act, 2008 (Act No.
17
Jun
2014
Environmental and Mining

NATIONAL STANDARDS FOR THE SCRAPPING OR RECOVERY OF MOTOR VEHICLES

I, Bomo Edith Edna Molewa, Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs, in terms of section 19(3)(a) of the National Environmental Management: Waste Act, 2008 (Act No.
17
Jun
2014
Environmental and Mining

LIST OF WASTE MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES THAT HAVE, OR ARE LIKELY TO HAVE, A DETRIMENTAL EFFECT ON THE ENVIRONMENT

I, Bomo Edith Edna Molewa, Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs, hereby amend the List of Waste Management Activities that have, or are likely to have, a detrimental effect on the environment published under Government Notice 718 in Government Gazette 32368 of 3 July 2009, in terms of section 19(2) of the National Environmental Management: Waste Act, 2008 (Act No.
17
Jun
2014

LIST OF WASTE MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES THAT HAVE, OR ARE LIKELY TO HAVE A DETRIMENTAL EFFECT ON THE ENVIRONMENT

I, Marthinus Christoffel Johannes van Schalkwyk. Acting Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs, under section 19 (1) of the National Environmental Management: Waste Act, 2008 (Act No.
17
Jun
2014
Environmental and Mining

NATIONAL NORMS AND STANDARDS FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF WASTE FOR LANDFILL DISPOSAL

I, Bomo Edith Edna Molewa, Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs, hereby set national norms and standards for the assessment of waste for landfill disposal, under section 7(1)(c) of the National Environmental Management: Waste Act, 2008 (Act No.
17
Jun
2014
Environmental and Mining

NATIONAL NORMS AND STANDARDS FOR THE STORAGE OF WASTE

I, Bomo Edith Edna Molewa, Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs, in terms of section 7(1)(c) of the National Environmental Management: Waste Act, 2008 (Act No.