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This document is an affidavit by Mark Adrian Botha, an independent environmental services professional, submitted to the High Court of South Africa (Gauteng Division, Pretoria) in Case No: 50779/17. Botha provides his professional qualifications and confirms the accuracy of specific allegations made in a founding affidavit by Thelma Thandekile Nkosi.

This document is a supporting affidavit filed in the High Court of South Africa (Gauteng Division, Pretoria) by Sven Eaton Patrick Peek, a director of the GroundWork Trust. The affidavit serves to confirm and support the submissions made in a founding affidavit deposed to by Mphatheleni Makaulele regarding a legal matter involving several applicants, including GroundWork, and respondents including the Musina Makhado Special Economic Zone (SOC) Ltd and the Limpopo Department of Economic Development, Environment and Tourism.

A letter from the Independent Power Producer (IPP) Office to the Centre for Environmental Rights (CER) providing an update on the Coal Baseload Independent Power Producers Procurement Programme, specifically regarding bid validity extensions for the Thabametsi and Khanyisa projects.

The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) responded to a request from the Centre for Environmental Rights regarding the Integrated Resource Plan for Electricity, 2019. NERSA argues that its role in the development of the plan is limited to consultation with the Minister of Energy, which does not constitute an administrative action requiring separate public consultation.

A media statement by South African Mineral Resources Minister Susan Shabangu on 17 August 2010, outlining a plan of action to address regulatory ambiguities, administrative inefficiencies, and corruption within the mining sector to improve investor confidence and global competitiveness.

A legal notice filed in the High Court of South Africa (Mpumalanga Division) stating that the First Respondent, the Information Officer of the Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency (MTPA), intends to abide by the court's decision in Case No: 487/2017.

Nicole Loser, an attorney at the Centre for Environmental Rights, submitted a confirmatory affidavit in May 2019 to the High Court of South Africa (Gauteng Division, Pretoria). She confirms the truth of the contents of a supplementary founding affidavit by Phillipine Lekalakala as they pertain to her and the CER, specifically confirming telephone calls mentioned in the original document.

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.

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 resubmitted Pollution Prevention Plan (PPP) from Hillside Aluminium (Pty) Ltd to the South African Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA), dated August 20, 2018. The resubmission follows a rejection of the initial June 21, 2018, filing due to missing pages and incorrect 2016 emission data. The report describes the aluminium production process at the Richards Bay facility and outlines a commitment to implement environmental projects over a five-year period.

This document is a supplementary affidavit submitted by Earthlife Africa NPC to the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA). It presents formal objections to the license application of Thabametsi Power Company (Pty) Limited for a proposed 1200MW coal-fired power plant in Lephalale, Limpopo. Earthlife argues that the project is unnecessary, financially inefficient, and poses severe risks to water security, air quality, and climate goals.

The Third Respondent, Atha-Africa Ventures (Pty) Ltd, submitted heads of argument to the High Court of South Africa (Mpumalanga Division) opposing a judicial review application by several environmental NGOs. The Applicants seek to set aside a decision to rezone Portion 1 of the Farm Yzermyn 96 HT from agricultural to mining use. The Third Respondent argues that the application is a strategic attempt by the 'Green Lobby' to delay the Yzermyn coal mine and that the environmental concerns raised have already been adjudicated and dismissed by the Water Tribunal and the Pretoria High Court.

This practice note, submitted by the Voice Community Representative Council (the Twelfth Respondent) in a High Court case in South Africa, requests that the court consider the economic impact on the local community when deciding on an urgent interim interdict to prevent a mine from opening.

This fact sheet critiques the European Investment Bank's (EIB) role in development, arguing that while it has increased lending to Africa, Caribbean, and Pacific (ACP) countries and established new regional offices, it prioritizes economic and technical metrics over sustainable development and poverty eradication. The document calls for the EIB to adopt binding social and environmental safeguards, increase public transparency, and align its practices with international sustainability standards.

Minutes from the Green Economy Coalition (GEC) Steering Group meeting on January 20, 2017, detailing the 2017 strategic plan, the launch of a large-scale Natural Capital programme funded by the MAVA Foundation, and goals for network growth and institutional restructuring.

This statement by Lukas Muntingh of the Institute for Security Studies examines the case of Morgan Matlala, a 23-year-old man imprisoned for stealing milk and cookies valued at R50, to highlight systemic failures and inequalities within the South African criminal justice system.

This monograph presents a collection of papers from 'Exercise Morning Star', a September 1996 seminar held at the South African Army College. The document provides a general overview of conflict management, peacekeeping, and peacebuilding in Africa, emphasizing that these issues are no longer exclusively military domains and require partnerships between military forces, civil society, and regional bodies.

This document is an introductory text for Monograph 46, which compiles papers from a November 1999 conference in Pretoria, South Africa, titled "Building stability in Africa: The challenge for the next millennium." The conference was part of a larger international project, "Challenges of peacekeeping and peace support: Into the 21st century," coordinated by the National Defence College in Stockholm to explore more effective ways of managing regional conflicts and peace support operations.