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This guideline provides detailed instructions for applicants seeking a mining right under the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act, 2002. It specifies the required components of a mining work programme, emphasizing that the document must be a consolidated record rather than a series of references to other annexures. The primary purpose of the programme is to provide a technically and financially justified basis for a 10-year cash flow forecast, which the Minister uses to determine if a mineral can be mined optimally and if the applicant possesses the necessary financial and technical capabilities.

A letter from the South African Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment to the Centre for Environmental Rights stating that Eskom withdrew its application for exemption from the Minimum Emission Standards under the National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act 39 of 2004 after the Minister informed Eskom's CEO that the exemption would not be issued.

This document consists of a practice note and legal submissions filed by the National Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs to the Constitutional Court of South Africa. The submissions argue that holders of mining rights or permits granted under the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act (MPRDA) are not exempt from obtaining separate environmental authorisations under the National Environmental Management Act (NEMA) for listed activities.

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.

This fact sheet summarizes the case of Minister of Water Affairs and Forestry v Stilfontein Gold Mining Company Limited & Others, where the court initially held a mining company and its directors in contempt for failing to comply with water pumping directives. The court rejected defenses based on financial hardship and the mass resignation of directors, asserting that environmental obligations cannot be avoided through corporate restructuring or resignation. However, the contempt order was later overturned on appeal.

The Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment of South Africa issued a decision on 12 May 2020 regarding an objection by Eskom Kendal Power Station to a Compliance Notice (CN). The CN, issued on 10 December 2019, addressed failures to comply with the Atmospheric Emissions Licence (AEL), specifically regarding particulate matter emissions. The Minister modified the CN to allow Eskom to cease operation of either Unit 1 or Unit 5 (rather than both simultaneously) to mitigate load-shedding risks and extended the deadline for submitting a specialist Plan of Action for Units 2, 3, 4, and 6.

A decision by the Minister of Water and Sanitation of South Africa to lift the suspension of a water use licence issued to Power Khanyisa Thermal Power Point Station (Pty) Ltd, pending an appeal to be decided by the Water Tribunal.

A decision by the Minister of Water and Sanitation of the Republic of South Africa to lift the suspension of a water use licence issued to Power Khanyisa Thermal Power Point Station (Pty) Ltd (ACWA), pending an appeal submitted under the National Water Act, 1998.

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.

This fact sheet by the Centre for Environmental Rights argues that "clean coal" is an impossible concept. It details the devastating impacts of coal mining and combustion in South Africa—including high water consumption, toxic air pollution causing thousands of deaths, and land degradation—and dismisses HELE, CFB, and CCS technologies as insufficient or unviable solutions compared to renewable energy.

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 is an answering affidavit filed by the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) in the High Court of South Africa. NERSA opposes an application by the City of Cape Town, which seeks to allow Independent Power Producers (IPPs) to generate and sell electricity without a section 34 determination from the Minister of Energy, or alternatively, to have section 34 of the Electricity Regulation Act (ERA) declared unconstitutional.

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.

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.

This document is a supporting expert affidavit and accompanying specialist botanical input statement by Nicholas Helme, a botanical consultant, submitted in a legal matter involving the Centre for Environmental Rights (CER) and several respondents, including the South African Minister of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries. Helme argues that the environmental impact assessments for the MSR Tormin mining extension were flawed due to inadequate botanical surveys, leading to an understatement of the area's botanical sensitivity and a failure to apply the precautionary principle.

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.

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 dated 27 June 2016 in which eight environmental and social justice organisations announce their intention to appeal the environmental authorisation granted for the Yzermyn Underground Coal Mine in the Wakkerstroom district of Mpumalanga, South Africa.