Residue stockpiles and residue deposits will no longer be regulated under the National Environmental Management, but by the National Environmental Management Act 107 of 1998 (NEMA). South African law firm Webber Wentzel elaborated on the possible...
Collaboration between the public and private sectors will contribute to the development of a climate resilient economy in Africa, environmental affairs minister Enda Molewa told the World Economic Forum. The Forum, which was recently held in...
The City of eThekwini and Mossel Bay municipalities have been crowned the greenest municipalities in South Africa, respectively winning the overall prizes in the metro and local categories of the 5th Greenest Municipality Competition. The Deputy...
On July 16 the South African government and the European Commission discussed the issue of climate change stressing the need to intensify urgent actions to address the challenge at the international, regional, national and grassroots levels. Edna...
About 181 000 permanent employment opportunities have been created through the Working-for-Water Programme. The programme was first launched 19 years ago by then Minister of Water Affairs and Forestry, Kader Asmal. The programme forms part of an...
The first African Marine Debris Summit has highlighted the urgent need for collective action to be taken against the problem of marine debris facing the continent of Africa. “The marine environment has many challenges. Global warming is visible...
The Deputy Minister of Environmental Affairs, Rejoice Mabudafhasi officially handed over a R7,5 million KwaMashu Buy Back Centre and composting facility to the eThekwini Municipality, on Friday, 28 June 2013.The core objective of the initiative is...
According to a statement released by Water and Environmental Affairs spokesperson Roopah Singh, the review of the 2007 National Framework took the form of an inclusive consultation process involving various consultations with air quality...
The benefits derived from biodiversity or ecosystem services are estimated at R73 billion per annum, according to Minister of Water & Environmental Affairs, Edna Molewa. Molewa was speaking at the Seventh Pan African ABS Workshop on 25...
