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Boxer formally announces its intention to list on JSE

#OrchidsandOnions: Spar reminds us why we're special with Christmas ad

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Inflationary pressures see alcohol and fast food purchases decline

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Mattel scrambles after Wicked doll packaging links to explicit site

SAB triumphs with 9 Effie Awards, cementing its position as SA's Most Effective Marketer

Best of local talent named at the National Film & TV Awards South Africa 2024

Fishers in Port Nolloth are opposing TotalEnergies’ bid to explore for gas and oil off the West Coast. Photo: Ashraf Hendricks/GroundUp

Court bid to block TotalEnergies gas project off West Coast

Activists from the Vaal region protested outside the Department of Mineral Resources in Pretoria against Glubay’s proposed mine. Residents are concerned about water, soil and air pollution from the proposed mine. Photos: Ihsaan Haffejee / GroundUp

Opposition to open cast coal mining in Midvaal

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Kenyan coastal community beats lead polluter in court

Kenyan coastal community beats lead polluter in court

Christabel Ligami 31 Dec 2020

#BestofBiz 2020: Legal

#BestofBiz 2020: Legal

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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

Court challenge to West Coast beach mining

John Yeld 13 Nov 2020

Green Scorpions order City of Cape Town to sort out pollution in Milnerton Lagoon

Green Scorpions order City of Cape Town to sort out pollution in Milnerton Lagoon

Steve Kretzmann and Raymond Joseph 5 Nov 2020

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Proposed process to manage carbon budgets

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Bizcommunity and NSP Consultants congratulate BizListing winners!

Bizcommunity and NSP Consultants congratulate BizListing winners!

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Mitigation and the South African carbon tax

Mitigation and the South African carbon tax

Andrew Gilder 22 Oct 2020

South Africa’s east and west coastlines have some of the world’s richest, unexploited, naturally occurring heavy mineral sands. Shutterstock

South African community wins right to access mining application. But who will win the war?

Tracy-Lynn Field 14 Oct 2020

SA amends regulations to protect ozone layer

SA amends regulations to protect ozone layer

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Court ruling in water pollution case

Court ruling in water pollution case

14 Sep 2020

International commercial rhino horn trade remains prohibited

International commercial rhino horn trade remains prohibited

14 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

Creecy upholds appeal against giant West Coast wind farm

John Yeld 9 Sep 2020

Have your say on greenhouse gas emissions guidelines

Have your say on greenhouse gas emissions guidelines

31 Aug 2020

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Have your say on plastic bag regulations

24 Aug 2020

VUT establishes new law clinic

VUT establishes new law clinic

Nontobeko Zondi, Vaal University of Technology 19 Aug 2020

Creecy poised for West Coast wind farm decision

Creecy poised for West Coast wind farm decision

John Yeld 31 Jul 2020

Draft regulations place greater responsibility on producers of lighting, electronic, paper and packaging products

Draft regulations place greater responsibility on producers of lighting, electronic, paper and packaging products

Francois Joubert and Julia Rushton 21 Jul 2020

SARS makes R11.6m rhino horn bust at OR Tambo

SARS makes R11.6m rhino horn bust at OR Tambo

15 Jul 2020

Further developments to the carbon tax framework

Further developments to the carbon tax framework

Paula-Ann Novotny and Gillian Niven 26 Jun 2020

Steel producer fined R3.6m for contravening sections of Air Quality Act

Steel producer fined R3.6m for contravening sections of Air Quality Act

18 Jun 2020

Judge Patricia Goliath of the Cape High Court will have to decide whether a defamation case brought by an Australian mining company is a SLAPP suit. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

R14m defamation case between Australian miners and critics will make legal history

John Yeld 9 Jun 2020

Victoria Falls viewed from Zambia. A case brought by Zambian farmers in UK courts could have international implications. FCG / shutterstock

Can UK fossil fuel companies now be held accountable for contributing to climate change overseas?

Sam Varvastian 2 Jun 2020

New coastal by-laws for Cape Town

New coastal by-laws for Cape Town

28 May 2020

The Mapungubwe Golden Rhino is believed to have been made between 1220 and 1290.
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The continued threat of coal mining at the Mapungubwe world heritage site

Ndukuyakhe Ndlovu 19 May 2020

Barbara Creecy overrules officials on air pollution data

Barbara Creecy overrules officials on air pollution data

John Yeld 16 Apr 2020

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South Africa's mining sector in lockdown & after Covid-19

Lizle Louw, Nirvasha Singh, Garyn Rapson, Kate Collier, Merlita Kennedy & Rita Spalding 15 Apr 2020

Academics raise alarm over by-law restricting water testing

Academics raise alarm over by-law restricting water testing

Steve Kretzmann 31 Mar 2020

Environmental emergencies as a consequence of Covid-19

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#BizTrends2021: Key industry group trends in post-pandemic Africa

Wildu du Plessis 6 Jan 2021

Kenyan coastal community beats lead polluter in court

Kenyan coastal community beats lead polluter in court

Christabel Ligami 31 Dec 2020

#BestofBiz 2020: Legal

#BestofBiz 2020: Legal

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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

Court challenge to West Coast beach mining

John Yeld 13 Nov 2020

Green Scorpions order City of Cape Town to sort out pollution in Milnerton Lagoon

Green Scorpions order City of Cape Town to sort out pollution in Milnerton Lagoon

Steve Kretzmann and Raymond Joseph 5 Nov 2020

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Gillian Niven and Paula-Ann Novotny 3 Nov 2020

Bizcommunity and NSP Consultants congratulate BizListing winners!

Bizcommunity and NSP Consultants congratulate BizListing winners!

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Mitigation and the South African carbon tax

Mitigation and the South African carbon tax

Andrew Gilder 22 Oct 2020

South Africa’s east and west coastlines have some of the world’s richest, unexploited, naturally occurring heavy mineral sands. Shutterstock

South African community wins right to access mining application. But who will win the war?

Tracy-Lynn Field 14 Oct 2020

SA amends regulations to protect ozone layer

SA amends regulations to protect ozone layer

17 Sep 2020

Court ruling in water pollution case

Court ruling in water pollution case

14 Sep 2020

International commercial rhino horn trade remains prohibited

International commercial rhino horn trade remains prohibited

14 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

Creecy upholds appeal against giant West Coast wind farm

John Yeld 9 Sep 2020

Have your say on greenhouse gas emissions guidelines

Have your say on greenhouse gas emissions guidelines

31 Aug 2020

Photo by Anna Shvets from

Have your say on plastic bag regulations

24 Aug 2020

VUT establishes new law clinic

VUT establishes new law clinic

Nontobeko Zondi, Vaal University of Technology 19 Aug 2020

Creecy poised for West Coast wind farm decision

Creecy poised for West Coast wind farm decision

John Yeld 31 Jul 2020

Draft regulations place greater responsibility on producers of lighting, electronic, paper and packaging products

Draft regulations place greater responsibility on producers of lighting, electronic, paper and packaging products

Francois Joubert and Julia Rushton 21 Jul 2020

SARS makes R11.6m rhino horn bust at OR Tambo

SARS makes R11.6m rhino horn bust at OR Tambo

15 Jul 2020

Further developments to the carbon tax framework

Further developments to the carbon tax framework

Paula-Ann Novotny and Gillian Niven 26 Jun 2020

Steel producer fined R3.6m for contravening sections of Air Quality Act

Steel producer fined R3.6m for contravening sections of Air Quality Act

18 Jun 2020

Judge Patricia Goliath of the Cape High Court will have to decide whether a defamation case brought by an Australian mining company is a SLAPP suit. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

R14m defamation case between Australian miners and critics will make legal history

John Yeld 9 Jun 2020

Victoria Falls viewed from Zambia. A case brought by Zambian farmers in UK courts could have international implications. FCG / shutterstock

Can UK fossil fuel companies now be held accountable for contributing to climate change overseas?

Sam Varvastian 2 Jun 2020

New coastal by-laws for Cape Town

New coastal by-laws for Cape Town

28 May 2020

The Mapungubwe Golden Rhino is believed to have been made between 1220 and 1290.
Stefan Heunis/AFP/Getty Images)

The continued threat of coal mining at the Mapungubwe world heritage site

Ndukuyakhe Ndlovu 19 May 2020

Barbara Creecy overrules officials on air pollution data

Barbara Creecy overrules officials on air pollution data

John Yeld 16 Apr 2020

Image source: Getty/Gallo

South Africa's mining sector in lockdown & after Covid-19

Lizle Louw, Nirvasha Singh, Garyn Rapson, Kate Collier, Merlita Kennedy & Rita Spalding 15 Apr 2020

Academics raise alarm over by-law restricting water testing

Academics raise alarm over by-law restricting water testing

Steve Kretzmann 31 Mar 2020

Environmental emergencies as a consequence of Covid-19

Environmental emergencies as a consequence of Covid-19

20 Mar 2020

New twist in Noordhoek wetland road controversy

New twist in Noordhoek wetland road controversy

John Yeld 3 Mar 2020

Province raps city's knuckles over state of rivers

Province raps city's knuckles over state of rivers

Steve Kretzmann 21 Feb 2020

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Environmental considerations for self-generation regime

Gillian Niven & Paula-Ann Novotny 18 Feb 2020

Xolobeni community members celebrated at the North Gauteng High Court in November 2018 after Judge Annali Basson ruled that the Department of Mineral Resources has to obtain consent from communities before granting a mining right to a company. Archie photo: Zoë Postman

Information on mining applications should be public, Xolobeni activists tell court

Zoë Postman 11 Feb 2020

West Coast property owners could be ordered to demolish their houses

West Coast property owners could be ordered to demolish their houses

John Yeld 29 Jan 2020

More time for mining industry to comply with FP Regulations

More time for mining industry to comply with FP Regulations

Garyn Rapson, Gillian Niven and Paula-Ann Novotny 23 Jan 2020

#BizTrends2020: Mining - the future in 2020: An optimistic forecast

#BizTrends2020: Mining - the future in 2020: An optimistic forecast

Athi Jara 6 Jan 2020

#BestofBiz 2019: Legal

#BestofBiz 2019: Legal

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Public comment sought on carbon tax regulations

Public comment sought on carbon tax regulations

3 Dec 2019

Join the modern workplace with Microsoft Office 365 and Tarsus on Demand

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Microsoft 2 Dec 2019