Sudáfrica

Victory for Communities & the Climate in South Africa

11/18/20
ELAW Bulletin

Holding Polluters Accountable in South Africa

6/25/20
ELAW Bulletin

Director: Mineral Development, Gauteng Region v Save the Vaal Environment (Case No. 133/98)[1999] SCA 9, Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa (12 March 1999)

Director: Mineral Development, Gauteng Region v Save the Vaal Environment (Case No. 133/98)[1999] SCA 9, Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa (12 March 1999), available at https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Save-the-Vaal-Environment-v-DME.pdf or http://www.saflii.org/za/cases/ZASCA/1999/9.pdf

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Mining and Environmental Justice Community Network of South Africa and others v Minister of Environmental Affairs and others, High Court of the Republic of South Africa, Gauteng Division, Pretoria, Case No. 50779/2017 (8 November 2018)

Mining and Environmental Justice Community Network of South Africa and others v Minister of Environmental Affairs and others, High Court of the Republic of South Africa, Gauteng Division, Pretoria, Case No. 50779/2017 (8 November 2018):

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Victory in South Africa for Mpumalanga

11/16/18
ELAW Bulletin

South Africa Win for Protected Area & Keeping Coal in the Ground

Spring water in Mpumalanga grasslands. PHOTO: Angus Burns

Uranium Mine Shelved in South Africa

5/15/18
ELAW Bulletin

Fantastic news! Residents of South Africa's Karoo region are spared the threat of radioactive contamination of groundwater and air from an open-pit uranium mining project proposed by the Australian mining company Peninsula Energy.

Celebrating Victories NOW ONLINE

3/27/18
ELAW Bulletin

We are pleased to announce that our photo essay collection is now available online!

Enjoy 12 inspiring stories of communities around the world fighting for a healthy environment, and winning.

South African Nuclear Agreements Cancelled

5/2/17
ELAW Bulletin

Good news from South Africa - a court nullified agreements the government negotiated with Russia, the United States, and South Korea to develop South Africa's nuclear power program!

Earthlife Africa v. Minister of Energy et al., Case No. 19529/2015 (26 April 2017) (High Court of South Africa, Western Cape Division)

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Earthlife Africa Johannesburg v. Minister of Environmental Affairs and others, Case no. 65662/16 (2017)

Earthlife Africa Johannesburg sought judicial review of a decision by the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) granting an environmental authorization for a coal-fired power plant and of decision by the Minister of Environmental Affairs not to withdraw the authorization as part of an appeal of the authorization.

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Sudáfrica

South Africa Win for Protected Area & Keeping Coal in the Ground

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