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National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act: Regulations: National Dust Control: Amendment: Comments invited by 08 Apr 2024
5th April 2024 National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act: Regulations: National Dust Control: Amendment: →
Strengthening Africa’s Climate-Smart Agriculture and Food Systems Through Enhanced Policy Coherence and Coordinated Action
By: South African Institute of International Affairs 5th April 2024 In response to these vulnerabilities and impacts, it is essential that African countries develop adaptation and resilience building strategies to... →
Out of step
By: Terence Creamer 5th April 2024 Following wholly inadequate public consultations, stakeholders have submitted their written comments on the Department of Mineral Resources and... →
Role of gas in SA’s future energy mix under intense scrutiny
By: Darren Parker 5th April 2024 Given South Africa’s ongoing energy crisis, there remains much debate around whether gas should be included in the future energy mix and, if so,... →
El Niño disasters: governments know what’s coming, but are unprepared – what must change
3rd April 2024 Drought disasters in southern Africa are mainly attributed to a lack of preparedness, inadequate response and mitigation and poor risk reduction... →
South Africa’s laws aren’t geared to protecting against climate change: judges are trying to fill the gap
3rd April 2024 South Africa has plenty of environmental laws but none that specifically oblige government officials to consider the risks and impacts of climate... →
Western Cape Local Government 2024/25 Budget
2nd April 2024 Anton Bredell, Western Cape Minister of Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning presented the Department of Local... →
South Africa has many of world’s worst air pollution sites, study says
By: Bloomberg 28th March 2024 South Africa is home to many of the world’s worst emission sites for toxic nitrogen dioxide and sulfur dioxide and most of those are operated by... →