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The National Environmental Compliance & Enforcement Report 2007-8 details the activities of Environmental Management Inspectors (EMIs) in South Africa from 1 April 2007 to 31 March 2008. It reports a significant increase in arrests and convictions compared to the previous year, though it notes that these figures are partly due to previous underreporting. The report covers national and provincial statistics, specific industrial non-compliance findings in the steel and refinery sectors, wildlife crime enforcement, and judicial training initiatives.

The 'Technical Guidelines for Validation and Verification of Greenhouse Gas Emissions' is a draft document issued by the South African Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries (DEFF). It establishes the framework for verifying greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions data submitted by Data Providers under the National Greenhouse Gas Emission Reporting Regulations, 2016 (NGERs). The guidelines detail a phased verification programme, the internal review processes of the Competent Authority, the requirements for independent third-party verification, and the accreditation and competence standards for verifiers.

A letter from the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) to the Centre for Environmental Rights providing status updates on license applications for the Thabametsi and Khanyisa coal-fired power stations.

This document contains the National Energy Regulator of South Africa's (NERSA) responses to questions from the Centre for Environmental Rights (CER) regarding NERSA's concurrence with section 34 determinations of the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) 2019. NERSA asserts that its role is to implement national policy developed by the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE), rather than to re-evaluate the IRP's modelling, cost assumptions, or technology choices.

This case study examines the 1891-1892 legal dispute between the New Gordon Diamond Mining Company and the Du Toit’s Pan Mining Board. The court ruled that the Mining Board had the discretion, but not a specific statutory duty, to remove accumulated water from the mine. Consequently, the court found that the only remedy for negligence in such discretionary duties was an action for damages, rather than a mandamus to compel performance.

This case study examines the 1916 legal precedent New Heriot Gold Mining Company Limited v Union Government, which addressed the liability of a state railway for flooding a mine due to negligent infrastructure management.

A letter from a coalition of civil society organisations to the Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Water and Environmental Affairs requesting intervention to compel the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Acid Mine Drainage (IMC) to release the Team of Experts' (TOE) report.

A notice from the Municipal Appeal Authority of the Dr Pixley Ka Isaka Seme Local Municipality regarding a land development appeal for Portion 1 of the farm Yzermyn 96 IT in Mpumalanga Province. The notice establishes a written appeal process involving the Centre for Environmental Rights, the Gert Sibande District Joint Municipal Planning Tribunal, and Atha-Africa Ventures (Pty) Ltd.

This document is a Notice of Appeal filed in the High Court of South Africa by the Endangered Wild Federation and the Federation for a Sustainable Environment. The appellants challenge a May 22, 2018, decision by the Water Tribunal regarding a water use licence granted to Atha-Africa Ventures (Pty) Ltd. The appeal is based on eleven grounds, primarily arguing that the Water Tribunal ignored critical environmental data, failed to apply the precautionary principle, and overlooked jurisdictional requirements regarding landowner consent and financial security for post-closure water treatment.

A legal notice filed by the Centre for Environmental Rights on April 18, 2017, announcing the withdrawal of Case No: 487/2017 from the High Court of South Africa (Mpumalanga Division, Nelspruit).

This document is a Pollution Prevention Plan (PPP) Progress Report submitted by ArcelorMittal South Africa Limited (AMSA) to the South African Minister of Environmental Affairs on 29 March 2019. The report covers the period from 1 January 2017 to 31 December 2018, evaluating the company's actual greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions against the mitigation measures specified in its approved PPP.

This document is a 2019 progress report submitted by Sappi Southern Africa Limited to the South African Department of Environmental Affairs regarding its Annual Pollution Prevention Plan for the 2018 calendar year, focusing specifically on Scope 1 greenhouse gas emissions.

This document is a response from Sasol South Africa Ltd to a request for information under the Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA), dated 18 May 2009. It provides a detailed list of emissions and environmental data, including air pollutants, water usage, and waste management, while citing various legal and commercial reasons for withholding specific detailed datasets.

This document is a Pollution Prevention Plan Annual Progress Report for Samancor Manganese (PTY) Ltd (Metalloys, Meyerton), dated June 2019. It includes a declaration of accuracy signed by JC Jordaan on May 28, 2019, and a summary stating the company's commitment to reducing its environmental impact through projects prioritized for implementation over the next five years.

African Rainbow Minerals' first annual progress report for its Greenhouse Gas Pollution Prevention Plan reports total 2018 emissions of 181,986 tonnes of CO2 equivalents across its mining and ferroalloy operations in South Africa.

PPC Cement SA (Pty) Ltd submitted its 2018 Pollution Prevention Plan report to the Department of Environmental Affairs, detailing greenhouse gas emissions calculated in metric tonnes according to 2017 national regulations and guidelines.

This document is a Pollution Prevention Plan Annual Progress Report for Hillside Aluminium (Pty) Ltd, a South32 company. It outlines planned mitigation measures to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, specifically focusing on reducing anode scallops and anode effects in the reduction process to lower CO2 and PFC emissions over a five-year period.

A letter from Sasol South Africa Limited to the Minister of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries regarding the company's commitment to air quality management and sulphur dioxide (SO2) emissions.

This document is a replying submission by Atha-Africa, submitted on 12 April 2019, responding to an administrative appeal against the approval of the Environmental Management Programme (EMP) for the Yzermyn Project. The submission disputes the findings of a September 2013 NSS Report and a subsequent 'Brownlie Review,' arguing that updated specialist studies by Delta-H and Scientific Aquatic Services demonstrate that the project's environmental impacts—specifically regarding wetlands, groundwater, and biodiversity—are localized and can be effectively mitigated.

This briefing provides a detailed chronology of a Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA) request submitted by the Centre for Environmental Rights (CER) to the Petroleum Agency for South Africa (PASA), documenting a process of delays and incomplete disclosures from September 2022 to August 2023.