Budget 2018 – Key changes
The 2018 Budget was presented by Minister Malusi Gigaba before parliament on 21 February 2018.
The 2018 tax proposals are projected to raise ZAR36 billion.
The key...
Energy & Environmental Law
News & insights regarding energy & environmental law
This topic contains articles related to energy law and environmental law, spanning from oil and gas, to renewable and alternative energy, environmental protection laws, carbon tax, as well as legislation, regulatory bodies, cases, and recent developments in those fields.
Minister calls for paper & packaging industry, electrical & electronic industry and lighting industry to prepare and submit waste management plans
The Minister of Environmental Affairs has published a notice requiring the paper and packaging industry, electrical and electronic industry and lighting industry to prepare and...
Environmental Law: What does 2018 have in store for us?
The year 2017 has been a busy year insofar as environmental legislation is concerned. Among the changes in 2017 was the amendments to the 2014...
Another hurdle for commencing fracking – South African court declares fracking regulations unlawful
The plans of companies seeking to commence with deep drilling or hydraulic fracturing (fracking) in parts of the Karoo exceeding 120,000km² hit a stumbling block...
Electricity act licence exemptions finally being implemented
The Department of Energy has paved the way to enable smaller scale renewable energy projects to generate power not only for own use, but also...
by Agri SA
Black economic empowerment in the South African petroleum and liquid fuels industry: Alignment with the B-BBEE Acts and Codes
On 13 September 2017 the Minister of Trade and Industry (with the Minister of Energy)[1] informed the public that the Department of Energy, and the...
SA gears up for the International Gas Cooperation Summit
The conference hopes to bring together decision makers who can support the country’s desire to become a leading energy hub.
International energy partners and South Africa’s...
by Lex Africa
A Catch 22 for African Development
I was at an African energy conference in Cape Town recently which was well attended by African leaders, ministers, and other high ranking government officials from numerous countries including South Sudan, Equatorial Guinea, The Gambia, Nigeria and South Africa.…
Provided By GoLegal
Historically protected areas trump mineral rights in Supreme Court of Appeal judgment
A recent judgment in the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA), Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency (MTPA) and Mountainlands Owners Association (MOA) / Barberton Mines (Pty)...
The Delphic Provision: Who is responsible to enforce compliance of NEMA?
On 8 December 2014, the agreement between the three Departments of Mineral Resources (DMR), Environmental (DEA) and Water Affairs, also known as the “One Environmental...
