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This supporting affidavit, submitted by Palesa Rose Madi of the Centre for Applied Legal Studies (CALS), seeks the admission of CALS as an amicus curiae in a legal matter involving the Endangered Wildlife Trust and the Federation for a Sustainable Environment. The document argues that the Second Respondent's request for punitive costs and reports of unethical conduct against the Centre for Environmental Rights (CER) constitutes a Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation (SLAPP) suit intended to chill public interest litigation and restrict access to justice for marginalised actors in South Africa.

This document is a covering letter dated 06 March 2023 from the law firm Nkosi Sabelo Incorporated to the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment. The letter submits a responding statement and an Appeal Response Report on behalf of Richards Bay Gas Power 3 (Pty) Ltd regarding an appeal brought by Ground Work against the environmental authorisation granted on 22 November 2022 for the 2000-megawatt (MW) Phakwe Richards Bay Gas to Power 3 combined cycle power plant in the Richards Bay IDZ Zone 1F.

This document is an affidavit filed by Shaun Kraut, a Senior Legal Administrative Officer in the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy, in a High Court case involving the City of Cape Town, NERSA, and the Minister of Energy. The affidavit outlines government measures to increase electricity generation capacity outside of Eskom, including draft regulations to allow municipalities to procure power from independent power producers and specific Ministerial Determinations for new capacity based on the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) 2019.

This document is an answering affidavit filed by Uthaka Energy (Pty) Ltd (the Second Respondent) in the High Court of South Africa, Mpumalanga Division. The affidavit opposes a review application brought by several environmental organizations (the Applicants) who seek to overturn a decision by the MEC for Agriculture, Rural Development, Land and Environmental Affairs of Mpumalanga to exclude four properties from the Mabola Protected Environment Area to allow for underground coal mining.

This practice note concerns a legal challenge in the High Court of South Africa (Mpumalanga Division) where applicants seek to overturn the decision to exclude four properties from the Mabola Protected Environment (MPE). The Second Respondent, Uthaka Energy (Pty) Ltd, opposes the review and argues against the inclusion of scientific reports in the court's arguments.

An affidavit from the Deputy Director-General: Climate Change, Air Quality and Sustainable Development stating that the Department does not possess certain Greenhouse Gas reporting records and Pollution Prevention Plans for several specific companies requested by the Centre for Environmental Rights.

This affidavit, deposed by Dr Tsakani Ngomane, Deputy Director-General for Climate Change, Air Quality and Sustainable Development, addresses a request from the Centre for Environmental Rights (CER) for access to greenhouse gas reporting records and pollution prevention plans under the Promotion of Access to Information Act, 2000.

This affidavit, deposed by Dr Tsakanl Ngomane, Deputy Director-General for Climate Change, Air Quality and Sustainable Development, responds to a request from the Centre for Environmental Rights (CER) for access to greenhouse gas reporting records and pollution prevention plans under the Promotion of Access to Information Act, 2000.

This guide from the Centre for Environmental Rights explains shareholder activism as a method for individuals to challenge corporate harm from within a company. It provides a step-by-step process for becoming an activist shareholder by purchasing a single share in a JSE-listed company, attending Annual General Meetings (AGMs), and using constitutional and legal frameworks to demand accountability for environmental and social issues.

A letter from the IPP Office to the Centre for Environmental Rights regarding the Coal Baseload IPP Programme and the appeal against the environmental authorisation for the Thabametsi Independent Power Producer Power Station.

This document is a supporting confirmatory affidavit deposed by Ronaldah Lerato Karabo Ozah, Director of the Centre for Child Law (CCL), seeking the CCL's admission as the sixth amicus curiae in the case of Endangered Wildlife Trust and Another v Director General Department of Water and Sanitation and Another (Case no A155/19). The CCL argues that its ability to perform public interest litigation for children's rights is threatened by the legal strategies and statements made by the second respondent, Atha-Africa Ventures (Pty) Ltd, against the Centre for Environmental Rights (CER).

This document is a formal response from the eMalahleni Local Municipality (ELM) to a questionnaire from the Centre for Environmental Rights. The questionnaire seeks to determine if air quality in the Nkangala District Municipality has improved since 2007. The ELM reports significant resource constraints, a lack of operational monitoring equipment, and an inability to confirm air quality improvements, noting that physical observations suggest pollution is worsening.

This document is a supporting affidavit signed by Samson Mokoena, the Co-ordinator of the Vaal Environmental Justice Alliance, in a legal matter brought before the High Court of South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal High Court, Durban).

This report assesses the socio-economic value of South Africa's commercial fisheries—which generated R8.0 billion in wholesale value in 2013—against the potential impacts of marine phosphate mining. It highlights a significant spatial overlap between proposed mining areas and hake and small-pelagic fishing grounds, warning that sediment plumes and exclusion zones could threaten the industry's sustainability and employment.

This document is a confirmatory affidavit signed on December 14, 2022, by Phuluso David Tshidzumba, a Director of the non-profit company Save Our Limpopo Valley Environment (SOLVE). In the affidavit, Tshidzumba confirms the accuracy of the contents of a founding affidavit deposed by Mphatheleni Makaulele as they relate to himself and the members of SOLVE in a legal case before the High Court of South Africa Gauteng Division, Pretoria.

This document is a data submission annexure from Hillside Aluminium for the 2018 reporting year, detailing activity data and greenhouse gas emissions related to aluminium production.

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 Pollution Prevention Plan submission from Samancor Manganese (Pty) Ltd (Metalloys) to the South African Department of Environmental Affairs, dated June 21, 2018. It outlines the facility's operational processes for producing ferromanganese and details commitments to improve greenhouse gas (GHG) reporting and implement energy reduction projects.

This report provides a wetland ecological assessment for Phase 1 of the proposed ATHA Yzermyn underground coal mine in Mpumalanga, South Africa. Conducted by Scientific Aquatic Services (SAS), the study evaluates the Present Ecological State (PES), Ecological Importance and Sensitivity (EIS), and potential impacts of mining activities on local wetland systems, including channelled valley bottoms and hillslope seeps.

This report, prepared by GCS (Pty) Ltd for the Centre for Environmental Rights, reviews the water use license application (IWULA) and specialist studies for the proposed Yzermyn Underground Coal Mine in Mpumalanga. The review identifies significant gaps in hydrogeological and wetland assessments, arguing that the mine poses a substantial risk to sensitive water resources and that the current groundwater models are of low confidence and insufficient for decision-making.