EnviroServ could have its Shongweni Landfill waste management license revoked by the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA). The department recently released a notice of intention to suspend or revoke the waste management company’s license...
The National Art Competition for primary school learners was held earlier this year to increase awareness about the harmful effects of certain human activities on the environment. The competition entitled “The Future in Our Hands: Helping the...
This week, South Africa’s Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) held the Environmental Compliance and Enforcement Lekgotla in Rustenburg in the North West Province. The theme for this year’s lekgotla was “Power of the Past-Force of the Future:...
Disciplinary actions will be taken against municipal workers who have pumped raw sewage into a field, the Naledi municipality in North West said recently. “The incident was reported on Monday [28 September]; we started with investigation and...
The Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) has confirmed that the Green Scorpions executed a search warrant at the Solid Waste Technologies’ City Deep, Johannesburg, processing facility last month. The company has been prosecuted in the past for...
The Department of Environmental Affairs has confirmed that the Green Scorpions executed a search warrant at the Solid Waste Technologies’ City Deep processing facility. The search warrant, which was executed on Monday, followed an inspection...
Bosveld Phosphate was recently found guilty of crimes relating to environmental degradation and water offences, following a toxic spill which contaminated water in the Kruger National Park in 2013. These charges relate to unlawfully and...
Environmental Management Inspectors the Green Scorpions will embark on a sand mining blitz across the country. The days of the blitz are undisclosed to ensure greater impact. This is a joint national and provincial compliance and enforcement...
An illegal medical waste storage facility has been uncovered in Bloemfontein. Two individuals, including a prominent pathologist, have been arrested in connection. The medical waste found at the site ranges from anatomical to pharmaceutical waste...
