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Natural Justice submitted comments to the National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA) on November 27, 2018, challenging the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for a proposed salt works project by Al-Sherman Limited in Kilifi County. The submission argues that the EIA fails to adequately address risks to water sources, climate change impacts, local ecosystems, and community livelihoods, while also citing failures in the public participation process.

Natural Justice submitted comments to the National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA) on November 27, 2018, challenging the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for proposed salt works by Al-Sherman Limited in Marereni, Kilifi County. The organization argues that the EIA fails to adequately address risks to water sources, climate change impacts, local ecosystems, and community livelihoods, while also citing deficiencies in the public participation process.

The CER argues that AMSA's land contamination report for its Vanderbijlpark site is deficient and non-compliant with the National Environmental Management: Waste Act (NEMWA). Key criticisms include the exclusion of the site's northern portion, inadequate sampling of boreholes, and the use of incorrect soil screening standards. Despite these flaws, the report confirms serious contamination, including a 3.02m thick coal tar pool (DNAPL) and plumes of organic chemicals migrating off-site. The CER highlights the presence of Group 1 carcinogens like arsenic, cadmium, and chromium (VI), and notes that sensitive receptors, including a vegetable garden and a lodge, are within a 1km radius. The CER demands that DEA require AMSA to urgently address these gaps and implement remediation measures to prevent further environmental and human health harm.

The Centre for Environmental Rights (CER), representing several community and environmental groups, submitted a response to the Nkangala District Municipality opposing Eskom's application to vary the atmospheric emission licence for the Kriel Power Station. The CER argues that the variation would permit increased emissions of particulate matter (PM10) and mercury, leading to significant public health risks and economic costs, while challenging Eskom's dispersion modelling and cost calculations for abatement technology.