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The document is a Pollution Prevention Plan (PPP) for Anglo American Coal South Africa (AACSA) covering the period from 2016 to 2020. It outlines the company's energy and carbon emission management plan (ECO2MAN), detailing emission sources, calculation methodologies, and planned mitigation measures for its South African coal operations.

A formal request sent on 29 November 2016 by the Life After Coal Campaign and other environmental organisations to the South African Minister of Energy, seeking an extension for public comment on the Integrated Energy Plan (IEP) and the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) Update and demanding the release of critical supporting documents.

The Community Casebook on Mining and Environment is a guide published by the Centre for Environmental Rights to empower South African communities facing mining or prospecting applications. It explains the legal framework of the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act (MPRDA), the duties of the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR), and provides four case studies where communities used legal mechanisms—including judicial reviews and appeals—to challenge mining rights or demand financial transparency from traditional authorities.

The Centre for Environmental Rights (CER) wrote to the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) to request a meeting regarding the review of the Minerals and Petroleum Resources Development Act, 2002. The CER seeks to contribute expertise on environmental compliance and impact assessments to ensure civil society buy-in for the resulting legislation.

A letter from the South African Department of Environmental Affairs to Eskom stating that the postponement application for compliance with the 2015 Minimum Emission Standards for the Arnot Power Station has been placed on hold due to insufficient information.

A legal notice filed in the High Court of South Africa, Western Cape Division, stating that the Applicant has withdrawn its application against several respondents, including the Centre for Environmental Rights and Earthlife Africa Johannesburg, because the matter has been settled.

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 legal notice filed in the High Court of South Africa on May 21, 2014, by Sasol Synfuels (Pty) Ltd, National Petroleum Refiners of South Africa (Pty) Ltd, and Sasol Infrachem. The applicants challenge the constitutionality of minimum emission standards published by the Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs under the National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act 39 of 2004.

This document is a supporting affidavit submitted by Umunyana Rugege, Executive Director of SECTION27, to the High Court of South Africa (Gauteng Division). SECTION27 seeks admission as the third amicus curiae in a legal matter involving the Endangered Wildlife Trust, the Department of Water and Sanitation, and Atha-Africa Ventures. The affidavit argues that the second respondent's attempts to discredit the appellants' attorneys (CER) are similar to past government attempts to disparage public interest NGOs, and it highlights SECTION27's history of successful litigation to demonstrate the positive impact of such organisations on South African constitutional jurisprudence.

This report by the Climate Bonds Initiative details the rapid growth of the labeled green bond market in 2014, which saw issuance triple from the previous year to 366 billion USD, driven by international financial institutions, corporations, and municipal issuers.

This briefing by E-Consult, coordinated by FSD Africa, examines the potential for establishing onshore financial centres in Africa to attract international capital and skilled employees. It evaluates existing hubs like Mauritius and Johannesburg and assesses the prospects for cities such as Nairobi, Kigali, Lagos, and Accra to become globally significant financial centres.

This industry brief by GreenCape examines the service delivery crisis in South Africa's low-income communities and proposes Alternative Service Delivery (ASD) as a sustainable, community-led paradigm shift to bridge gaps in water, sanitation, energy, and waste management.

The Market Intelligent Report by GreenCape provides an overview of the water sector in South Africa, with a specific focus on the Western Cape. It details the regulatory framework, governance structures, and current challenges such as non-revenue water and skills shortages. The report identifies opportunities for the private sector in desalination, water re-use, and infrastructure maintenance, while outlining available municipal grant funding and regional projects like the Berg River Improvement Plan.

This case study by GreenCape describes the 'Flexible Packaging Solutions Showcase', an initiative by the South African Plastics Pact to identify and promote recyclable alternatives to problematic flexible plastic packaging, specifically targeting flexible polypropylene (PP) and multilayer multi-polymer structures.

This case study examines the role of electronic waste (e-waste) repair and redistribution in South Africa, focusing on The Appliance Bank as a model for integrating circular economy principles with social upliftment. It highlights how diverting e-waste from landfills through refurbishment can create jobs for unemployed men and provide affordable technology to low-income communities.

This fact sheet by the Institute for Economic Justice (IEJ) examines fraud within South Africa's social grant system. It argues that while the government focuses its crackdown on individual beneficiaries through automated surveillance and strict eligibility reviews, the most significant fraud by value is perpetrated by government officials and predatory third parties. The document contends that these anti-fraud measures disproportionately exclude eligible, vulnerable people—including seniors and persons with disabilities—due to flawed data and onerous compliance requirements.

This guide outlines the grievance mechanism for the SUNCASA project in Johannesburg, South Africa, specifying that labour disputes are handled by the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) for workers employed by the Johannesburg Inner City Partnership (JICP).

This document is an annex to a report by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) that evaluates the potential for Nature-based Infrastructure (NBI) to reduce the global infrastructure investment gap. It provides a literature review of infrastructure needs across sectors such as water, energy, and transport, and compares the costs and value generation of NBI against traditional 'grey' infrastructure using SAVi assessments.

The Sustainable Development Timeline is a fact sheet published by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) that chronicles key environmental, social, and economic milestones from 1962 to 2007. It tracks the evolution of sustainable development through the formation of advocacy groups, the adoption of international treaties, scientific discoveries regarding climate and ozone depletion, and major ecological disasters.

The SUNCASA (Scaling Urban Nature-based Solutions for Climate Adaptation in Sub-Saharan Africa) project is a USD 22 million initiative managed by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) and the World Resources Institute (WRI) to improve climate resilience in urban communities in Ethiopia, Rwanda, and South Africa through gender-responsive nature-based solutions (NbS).