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A guide published by WWF South Africa for landowners regarding the management of eucalyptus (gum) trees and their relationship with honeybees and environmental regulations.

This guide by WWF South Africa provides landowners with a framework for managing eucalyptus (gum) trees in balance with honey bee conservation and national environmental regulations. It clarifies which gum species are invasive, where they must be removed, and how landowners can apply for permits to retain specific trees to support the beekeeping and agricultural industries.

The Centre for Environmental Rights (CER) filed an appeal on July 9, 2019, against an environmental authorisation granted by the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) to Mineral Sands Resources (Pty) Ltd (MSR). The authorisation concerned the unlawful commencement of activities (Section 24G) at Tormin Mine on the Farm Geelwal Karoo 262 in the Western Cape. The CER argues that the authorisation is flawed due to a lack of practitioner independence and a failure to account for the site's location within critical biodiversity areas and a global biodiversity hotspot.

The Centre for Environmental Rights (CER) filed an appeal on 9 July 2019 against an environmental authorisation granted by the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR) to Mineral Sands Resources (Pty) Ltd (MSR). The authorisation concerned the unlawful commencement of activities (Section 24G) on the Farm Geelwal Karoo 262 in the Western Cape, specifically regarding the Tormin Mine.

The Minister of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries of South Africa dismissed appeals brought by the Centre for Environmental Rights and the North Western Cape Mining Forum against an Environmental Authorisation (EA) granted to Mineral Sands Resources (Pty) Ltd. The EA was issued under section 24G of the National Environmental Management Act (NEMA) to rectify the unlawful commencement of listed activities—specifically the clearance of vegetation and the construction of a process water dam—on the farm Geelwal Karoo 262 in the Western Cape Province.