Environmental Law - Policy, Law & Economics News

Carbon tax could be 'creatively dysfunctional' – Professor

While South Africans are concerned that a carbon tax could make South Africa less attractive to foreign investment and affect some business sectors negatively, a fear of the realisation of...

Industry participation needed in environmental regulation drafting

Environmental Law

A lack of industry participation in the drafting of South Africa’s environmental laws is evident, which implies the need for better cooperation between government and industries, as well as the...

Highveld Water Protection Group succeed in battle against mining company

Gunstons Attorneys

Those who believe that the general public should be more involved in protecting the South African environment – and should be using the courts to back them up – will be encouraged to learn that...

Environmental considerations need to be mainstreamed

Environmental Law

The state of South Africa’s environmental law is consistently improving in terms of the quality and conceptualisation of these laws; however, environmental regulation remains a significant...

Environmental law implementation proves challenging

Environmental Law

A case heard in February this year in which the body corporate of KwaZulu-Natal’s Dolphin Cove property development sued the Kwadukuza municipality and the KwaZulu-Natal Department of...

NC: Cjiekella: State of the Province Address, by the acting Premier, in the Northern Cape Provincial Legislature (22/02/2012)

Topics

I stand before you this morning filled with deep emotion, unbridled excitement and a sense of great optimism. Ladies and Gentlemen, also take note that I stand before you as a humble representative...

New legal trends require professionals to upgrade skills

Legal Education

As of 2012, the Wits School of Law is introducing a new suite of specialised postgrauate diplomas to compliment the existing Master of Laws (LLM) degree. Concurrently a revised Bachelor of Law...

Duality, legal uncertainty in environmental legal framework challenging

Environmental Law

South Africa’s current legal system for environmental management in mines are creating duality and friction between the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) and the Department of Environmental...

Statutes require legal interpretation

Environmental Law

The same level of legal certainty of interpretation and of meanings of the environmental statutes, as is found with older laws such as company law, cannot yet be offered to students studying...

DA: Statement by Gareth Morgan, Democratic Alliance Shadow Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs, on the Environmental compliance report (26/11/2009)

Statements

The Democratic Alliance (DA) welcomes the publication of the National Environmental Compliance and Enforcement Report for 2008-09. It provides an opportunity to access the extent to which the...

SA: van Schalkwyk: Keynote address by the South African Minister of Environmental Affairs and Tourism at the UN Environment Programme Global Ministerial Environment Forum in Nairobi (19/02/2009)

Topics

Date: 19/02/2009

Source: Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism

Title: SA: van Schalkwyk: Keynote address by the South African Minister of Environmental Affairs and...

City DURBAN Natal Colesberg Mangaung Phillipstown Davos Malmo Nairobi New York	Country South Africa Armenia Australia China Namibia United States Of America Zimbabwe United States Sweden	Industry Term Environmental Law Legislative Tools Social And Ecological Systems Coal Mining Green Technology Mining Environmental Law Implementation Property Development Finance Sectors Government Services Health Services Human Value Systems Manufacturing Manufacturing Sectors Social Services Transport Utilities Sector Value Systems Banking Company Law Competition Law Economic Law Energy Law Financial Markets Law Intellectual Property Law Law Graduates Law Postgraduate Diploma Undergraduate Law Professionals Cement Industries Steel Pany Law Water Law	Person Pravin Gordhan Tracy-Lynn Humby Biodiversity Act (Nemba) Lucy Koeslag Waste Act (Nemwa) Garth Watson Tumai Murombo Andrew Green Frances Baard Godfrey Oliphant Guangfeng Hao Jacob Zuma John Taolo Gaetsewe Ma Mittah Seperepere Nathan Holt Oliver Reginald Tambo Siyanda Taolo Gaetsewe Tina Joemat-Pettersson Julie Dunsford Ernst Basson Nicolai Massyn	Province Or State EThekwini Le Sueur Vs Ethekwini Municipality South KwaDukuza Frances Baard District Namakwa District Siyanda District
Published Medium The Criminal Proceedings	Region South Africa	Company Golfview Mining Gunstons Attorneys Highveld Water Protection Group Africa Limited Mining Mining Weekly Property Development Case Management Diamond Education Industrial Development Corporation Jewellery Company Mineral Resources Renewable Energy Rescillian Sishen Iron Ore Community Development Trust The Deputy United States Glyn Marais Incorporated Independent Evaluation Group	Product R140 Nevirapine	Continent Africa America
Currency COP	Entertainment Award Event The Northern Cape Dance Festival The Northern Writers Festival	Facility Diskobolos Military Base Heuningsvlei Clinic Kimberley Hospital Library Sector Meraka Institute National Institute Of Higher Education Rhodes University Square Kilometre Array Telescope Tshwaraganang Hydroponics Packing Facility Mandela Institute CAPACITY BUILDING	Medical Condition AIDS HIV HIV Infections Malnutrition TB Vector-borne Diseases	Medical Treatment Vaccination
Natural Feature Modder River Northern Cape Riet River	Operating System Ubuntu	Sports Event The FIFA World Cup The International Maloof Money Cup Skateboarding Championships	Sports League South African Football Association	Technology Communications Technologies SMS
Radio Station Wits

News SA News Africa News International News	Case Law Constitutional Court Supreme Court of Appeal High Courts Magistrates Courts	Elections Election Schedule 2009 Election Schedule 2010 Election Schedule 2011 South African Local Government Elections 2011 Country Profiles	Legislation Acts Bills Documents for Public Comment Notices & Regulations Policy Documents Constitution Proclamations	Polity Focus Multimedia Black Economic Empowerment Commercial Crime Competition Law Consumer Protection Environmental Law Immigration Law and Services Intellectual Property Labour and Employment Law Legal Education Mergers & Acquisitions New Companies Act Polity Year in Review Tax, Customs and Excise Advertising Info

Multimedia Podcasts Video	Legal Briefs Adams & Adams Bouwer Kobeli Morabe Bowman Gilfillan Cameron Cross Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr Labour Law Management Consulting Masephule Dinga Inc MDA Consulting Norton Rose Spoor and Fisher Tabacks Warburton Gunn Attorneys Webber Wentzel Werksmans	Recommendations Budget Information Speeches Statements Jobs History of Polity Website Legal Notice ANC Road to Manguang 2012 iSchoolAfrica Youth Press Team	Opinion Multimedia Adam Habib Aubrey Matshiqi Chris Watters Global Account Hot Spot Insight Africa IDASA ISS Look South Polemics Real Economy SAIIA