Public commentary opened in December 2023 and the second round of commentary has just opened on the draft amendments to the rules under section 21(1) and 60 of the Customs and Excise Act of 1964. One of the proposed amendments relates to the creation of a new warehousing type for imported fuel levy goods, both […]
In 2023 Sasol, applied to the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries, and the Environment for its pollution emissions, specifically of sulphur dioxide (SO2), to be regulated on an alternative emission load basis, rather than on the current concentration-based limits. Sasol proposed that it would reduce their overall emissions by slowing down boilers and other machinery, rather
On the 25th of March 2024, the Green Connection partnered with Natural Justice lodged an application against the decision by the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy and the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, to allow Total Energies South Africa environmental authorisation to conduct exploratory drilling just off the coast stretching from Cape
On the 22nd of March 2024 the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment published the draft South African Water Quality Guidelines for Coastal Marine Waters Vol. 1: Natural Environment and Mariculture Use for public comment. These guidelines replace the Water Quality Guidelines of 1992 and 1995. Their primary focus is to maintain or achieve
This Human Rights Day it is important to draw attention to the inextricable link between environmental rights and human rights. Section 24 of the Constitution states that everyone has the right to have the environment protected for the benefit of present and future generations, furthermore everyone has the right to an environment which is not
