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3 September 2010
Polity Focus
 
 
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30 Jun 2010
 
 
The sins of the forefathers revisited? Thinking ahead – a base case for independent renewable energy production
CLIFFE DEKKER HOFMEYR
Climate change is no longer just a topic of conversation amongst the bunny huggers over a cup of green tea. In fact, some argue that those who still dispute the human contribution to climate change...
 
 
25 Jun 2010
 
Air Quality
CLIFFE DEKKER HOFMEYR
Until recently, air quality was largely managed by the Atmospheric Pollution Prevention Act, 45 of 1965 (APPA) and regulations made under that Act which were adopted by some, but not, all...
 
 
04 Jun 2010
 
Challenge to align registration certificates under new Act
Environmental Law
The attempt to align the registration certificates issued under the now repealed Atmospheric Pollution Prevention Act (APPA) No 45, of 1965, with the licensing provisions of the newly implemented...
 
 
 
 
Environmental compliance challenged by legislative uncertainty
Environmental Law
The lack of legislative coordination between the Ministry of Water Environmental Affairs (MWEA) and the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) is resulting in the postponement of mining projects and...
 
 
New law has compliance and cost implications for suppliers
Environmental Law
The implementation of Section 59 of the Consumer Protection Act (CPA) No 68, of 2008, later this year, could result in cost implications for South African suppliers as well as requiring compliance...
 
 
New waste Act must be embraced to bring about change
Environmental Law
Multidisciplinary sustainability advisory Capital 5 Sustainability Strategies executive director Francois Joubert says that the poor state of South Africa's wastewater treatment plants cannot only...
 
 
The Department of Environmental Affairs responds
Environmental Law
The Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) chief director of communications Albi Modise tells Polity that apart from the applicability of the principles contained in Chapter 2 of the National...
 
 
User-friendly guide translates Act
Environmental Law
Engineering and environmental consultant SSI has published a user-friendly guide to the National Environmental Management: Integrated Coastal Management (ICM) Act No 24, of 2008, in association...
 
 
 
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