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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.

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 report by the Centre for Environmental Rights (CER) identifies systemic failures in South Africa's water governance and provides a strategic framework for civil society to intervene. It highlights critical gaps in the implementation of the National Water Act (NWA), the failure to roll out catchment management institutions, and severe capacity constraints within the Department of Water Affairs (DWA). The document recommends a combination of legal advocacy, institutional reform, and the introduction of administrative penalties to improve compliance and ensure the progressive realisation of constitutional rights to water.

A notification letter dated 30 October 2020 from Webber Wentzel, acting on behalf of the Centre for Environmental Rights, to the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy and the Director-General of the Department of Minerals and Energy regarding an internal appeal under the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act (MPRDA).

This guide outlines the criteria and risk assessments for mining activities within high-importance biodiversity priority areas. It establishes a rigorous set of filters and a risk-averse approach to determine if mining is an optimal land use compared to the preservation of critical ecosystems and water resources.

This document is a communication from the South African Department of Mineral Resources and Energy to the Centre for Environmental Rights regarding a request for access to information under the Promotion of Access to Information Act, 2000.

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 Atlantis Greentech Special Economic Zone (ASEZ) is a proposed industrial hub in Atlantis, South Africa, designed to attract green technology and renewable energy manufacturing. Established as a hub in 2011, it already hosts investors like Gestamp Renewable Industries and Resolux. The zone offers significant incentives, including a 15% preferential corporate tax, municipal electricity subsidies, and fast-tracked development approvals, leveraging its proximity to Cape Town and Saldanha port.

This briefing by GreenCape explores how Black Soldier Fly (BSF) agriculture in South Africa can utilize carbon markets to generate revenue and de-risk operations. It details three primary pathways for carbon mitigation—landfill diversion, alternative protein production, and soil carbon sequestration—while outlining the regulatory landscape of South Africa's Carbon Tax Act and the technical challenges of project registration.

This regulatory landscape brief by GreenCape outlines the legal requirements for establishing and operating Black Soldier Fly (BSF) agriculture projects in South Africa. It details the necessary compliance frameworks across environmental impact assessments, waste treatment, animal feed and fertiliser production, air quality, and land use to support the circular economy by upcycling organic waste into high-value products.

The Cape Town branch of JG Afrika reduced its office water consumption by 67% between 2011 and 2017. This was achieved through a sequence of interventions including reducing and eventually eliminating irrigation, installing waterless urinals, low-flow taps, low-flow shower heads, and hold-flush toilets, alongside staff education and the installation of two 10,000-litre rainwater tanks.

This industry brief by GreenCape explores investment opportunities for industrial hemp within the textiles value chain in Cape Town and South Africa. It highlights hemp's potential as a sustainable alternative to cotton, the regulatory shifts enabling its commercial cultivation, and the specific strategic advantages of Cape Town as a potential processing hub.

This case study by GreenCape examines the role of construction and demolition waste (C&DW) in a circular economy, focusing on the business model of The Real Deal 2 Cheap in South Africa. It highlights the challenges of landfill capacity and the economic potential of reselling salvageable, low-value building materials to create jobs and reduce environmental impact.

This briefing by GreenCape examines the market and implementation of container-based sanitation (CBS) in Cape Town's informal settlements. It details the current use of portable flush toilets (PFTs) and shared container toilets, incorporates community feedback on design and servicing, and explores future opportunities for the beneficiation of human waste into valuable products.

The 'Energy needs assessment for farmers – Situational Guideline' by GreenCape provides a structured framework for South African agricultural producers to transition toward energy resilience. It outlines a three-step process: conducting energy audits to identify efficiencies, evaluating alternative energy technologies based on specific farm needs, and navigating the financial and quality assurance requirements for implementation.

This case study describes a waste diversion project facilitated by the Western Cape Industrial Symbiosis Programme (WISP) for the World Economic Forum (WEF) event held at the Cape Town International Conference Centre (CTICC) in 2015.

The Green Economy Climate Finance Database 2022, developed by GreenCape with support from the Western Cape Department of Economic Development and Tourism (DEDAT), identifies over 150 finance opportunities across approximately 125 stakeholders to address information asymmetry in South Africa's green economy.

This fact sheet by GreenCape describes wastewater treatment and reuse/reclamation as the process of removing contaminants from discharged water to create reclaimed water for restored use. It highlights the shift toward decentralized solutions due to the high costs and long timeframes associated with centralized systems, as well as the critical state of South Africa's wastewater treatment works (WWTWs).

This case study examines how Mediclinic deployed on-site solar PV at its Durbanville Hospital using a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) to achieve decarbonisation goals without upfront capital investment.

The GreenUp initiative in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, is a collaborative recycling model involving the City of Cape Town, Distell, and Waste Plan. Launched in 2019, it integrates informal waste reclaimers into the waste management system, providing them with training, PPE, and infrastructure. The project grew from 62 to 120 members by 2022, diverting 60-100 tonnes of recyclables from landfills in 2020 and providing a replicable model for Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) regulations.