Global Environmental Trust and others v Tendele Coal Mining (Pty) Ltd and others

The High Court of South Africa dismissed an application by the Global Environmental Trust and others to stop Tendele Coal Mining's operations, ruling that the company's environmental management programme served as sufficient authorisation and that other required permits for waste and land use were not applicable under the circumstances.

• The Court ruled that Tendele Coal Mining did not need separate environmental authorisation because its environmental management programme (EMPR), approved under the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act, 2002, was considered to be environmental authorisation in this case.
• The Court found that Tendele did not require municipal consent for mining on the specific land portions because no town planning or land use schemes were in place when mining began, and it further determined that a waste management licence was not required under the circumstances.
• The Court dismissed the application, noting that the applicants failed to prove a reasonable apprehension that Tendele would continue to relocate or exhume traditional graves without statutory requirements, despite having done so previously.

APA

Melissa (2018). Global Environmental Trust and others v Tendele Coal Mining (Pty) Ltd and others. Centre for Environmental Rights. https://cer.org.za/virtual-library/judgments/high-courts/global-environmental-trust-and-others-v-tendele-coal-mining-pty-ltd-and-others-2

Chicago

Melissa. Global Environmental Trust and others v Tendele Coal Mining (Pty) Ltd and others. Centre for Environmental Rights, 2018. https://cer.org.za/virtual-library/judgments/high-courts/global-environmental-trust-and-others-v-tendele-coal-mining-pty-ltd-and-others-2.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{melissa2018global, author = {Melissa}, title = {{Global Environmental Trust and others v Tendele Coal Mining (Pty) Ltd and others}}, institution = {Centre for Environmental Rights}, year = {2018}, month = nov, url = {https://cer.org.za/virtual-library/judgments/high-courts/global-environmental-trust-and-others-v-tendele-coal-mining-pty-ltd-and-others-2}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }