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A letter from the Australian High Commission in Pretoria to the Centre for Environmental Rights regarding Mineral Commodities Ltd’s (MRC) proposed titanium mine in Xolobeni, South Africa.

A letter from Greenpeace Africa to South Africa's Minister of Energy, Jeff Radebe, dated 7 March 2018, requesting a meeting to discuss the country's energy trajectory and the update of the Integrated Energy Plan (IEP) and Integrated Resource Plan (IRP).

This case study details the legal challenges brought by a coalition of environmental and civil society organizations against Limpopo Coal (Pty) Ltd, a subsidiary of Coal of Africa (CoAL), regarding the establishment of the Vele colliery in Musina, Limpopo Province. The challenges span four distinct legal processes involving mining rights, environmental management programmes (EMP), water use licences (WUL), and compliance with nature reserve protections.

This document is an appeal decision by the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment of South Africa regarding the refusal of an Environmental Authorisation (EA) for Karpowership SA (Pty) Ltd's proposed Gas-to-Power via Powership Project at the Port of Richards Bay. The Minister remits the matter back to the Competent Authority (CA) to address material gaps in information and procedural defects in the public participation process.

This document is an appeal decision by the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment of South Africa regarding the refusal of an Environmental Authorisation (EA) for Karpowership SA (Pty) Ltd's proposed Gas-to-Power via Powership Project at the Port of Saldanha Bay. The Minister dismissed eight grounds of appeal raised by Karpowership and nine other appellants, upholding the finding that the application was deficient due to material gaps in environmental impact data—specifically regarding underwater noise—and procedural failures in public participation. However, rather than confirming the final refusal, the Minister remitted the matter to the Competent Authority for reconsideration, provided the identified gaps and procedural defects are addressed.

This document is an appeal decision issued by the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment of South Africa, dated May 2, 2022. The Minister dismissed a combined appeal by Nseleni Power Corporation Pty (Ltd) and Anchor Energy LNG Pty Ltd against the refusal of Environmental Authorisations (EAs) for the proposed Nseleni Independent Floating Power Plant (NIFPP) and associated infrastructure in the port of Richards Bay. The refusal was upheld based on high negative impacts on the estuarine environment, lack of required landowner consent, and inadequate pre-application monitoring of avifauna.

This document is a letter from Eskom to the South African Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) dated 17 July 2014. It provides additional information to support Eskom's application to postpone compliance with the Minimum Emission Standards (MES) for the Majuba Power Station.

This document is an Atmospheric Emission Licence (AEL) issued on 23 June 2015 by the Gert Sibande District Municipality to Eskom Holdings SOC Limited for the Majuba Power Station. The licence, granted under the National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act, 2004, serves as a provisional transfer from an APPA registration certificate to an AEL and is valid for a period not exceeding 12 months.

This report proposes a spatial management system for South Africa's four Marine Planning Areas (Western, Southern, Eastern, and Prince Edward Islands). The system utilizes general and sector-specific development guidelines alongside a comprehensive zoning scheme—categorizing uses as primary, consent, or prohibited—to coordinate human activities, protect biodiversity, and stimulate the ocean economy within South Africa's Exclusive Economic Zone.

This briefing is a letter from Eskom to the South African Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) dated 17 July 2014. It provides additional information regarding Eskom's application to postpone compliance with Minimum Emission Standards (MES) at the Matimba Power Station, detailing current emission limits, planned compliance strategies, and ambient air quality monitoring data from the Marapong station.

A cover letter from Matimba Power Station to the Limpopo Department of Economic Development, Environment and Tourism submitting a correlation test report to comply with Minimum Emission Standard requirements.

This November 2006 report by Airshed Planning Professionals (Pty) Ltd, commissioned by Eskom Holdings Limited, assesses the inhalation-related health risks associated with the existing Matimba Power Station and the proposed Project Alpha power station in the Lephalale area of Limpopo Province. The study focuses on particulate matter (PM10), sulphur dioxide (SO2), and nitrogen dioxide (NO2), utilizing CALPUFF dispersion modelling and 2001 census population data to estimate premature mortalities and respiratory hospital admissions.

This report details the methodology and emissions inventory used for an air pollution health risk analysis concerning the existing Matimba Power Station and the proposed Project Alpha Power Station in the Limpopo Province of South Africa. It describes the use of CALMET and CALPUFF dispersion models to simulate pollutant concentrations and the subsequent application of dose-response relationships to estimate health risks, specifically total non-accidental mortality and respiratory hospital admissions.

This report section details a health risk assessment for the area surrounding the Matimba Power Station in Limpopo Province, South Africa. It evaluates the impact of air pollutants—specifically sulphur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), and particulate matter (PM10)—from power station emissions, household fuel burning, and brickmaking on non-accidental mortality and respiratory hospital admissions.

This report analyzes the health risks associated with air pollution from the existing Matimba Power Station and the proposed Project Alpha in Limpopo Province, South Africa. It compares scenarios with and without sulphur dioxide (SO2) controls for Project Alpha, estimating the impact on non-accidental mortality and respiratory hospital admissions (RHAs).

This 2006 report by INFOTOX for Eskom reviews international literature to identify risk factors for quantifying health impacts associated with PM, NO2, and SO2 emissions. It highlights the cardiovascular and respiratory risks of particulate matter, identifies highly susceptible subpopulations (children, elderly, and the chronically ill), and notes significant data gaps in South African provincial hospital admission records that hinder precise local risk quantification.

This report reviews risk factors to quantify the potential health impacts of particulate matter (PM10, PM2.5), sulphur dioxide (SO2), and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) emissions from various Eskom operations. It synthesizes global epidemiological data from organizations like the WHO and USEPA to establish risk estimates for mortality and morbidity, while incorporating South African provincial population and health data to support a health risk assessment.

This report, prepared by INFOTOX (Pty) Ltd for Eskom Holdings, evaluates the confidence levels and uncertainties associated with the health risk assessment of particulate matter (PM10), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), and sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions from Eskom operations. It concludes that risk quantifications based on mortality and particulate matter are more reliable than those based on hospitalisation and gaseous pollutants.

A letter from the South African Department of Environmental Affairs to Eskom regarding the Matimba Power Station's application for postponement of compliance with the National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act 39 of 2004 minimum emission standards.

This briefing from Eskom to the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) provides additional information regarding an application to postpone compliance with Minimum Emission Standards (MES) for the Matla Power Station. Eskom outlines its plan to retrofit the station with fabric filter plants and low NOx burners by 2024, while stating it has no plans to upgrade the station to meet the new plant SO2 emission limit. The document also presents ambient air quality monitoring data from the Elandsfontein and Kriel stations, noting non-compliance with particulate matter (PM) standards.