DISAPPOINTING DECISION BY MINISTER CREECY
On 7 March, the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) Barbara Creecy, dismissed four separate appeals against the environmental authorisation granted by the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) to the Zululand Anthracite Colliery (ZAC) for its new Mngeni Adit located in Nongoma, northern KwaZulu-Natal. The concerns raised by the four appellants […]
New proposals to restrict public participation on environmental impact decisions? Janice Tooley interviewed on Cape Talk.
Janice Tooley speaks to Pippa Hudson of Cape Talk about the Environment Minister’s proposed changes to the S24H regulations.
MINISTER’S PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE S24H REGULATIONS WILL HAVE A CHILLING EFFECT ON APPEALS
Written by Janice Tooley Section 24H of the National Environmental Management Act (NEMA) allows for the establishment of a registration authority to regulate the practice and conduct of environmental assessment practitioners (EAPs). The sector has long identified the need for a formally recognised body to promote the professionalism of environmental consultants by ensuring EAPs meet […]
STOPPING SHELL: IT’S A WIN FOR COMMUNITIES AND THE ENVIRONMENT!
By Kirsten Youens In a well-received judgement handed down on 28 December 2021 by Judge Bloem, Shell was ordered to immediately cease its seismic survey along the Wild Coast of South Africa. The urgent interdict was granted pending the hearing of an application for Shell to be interdicted from conducting its surveys until it has […]
Unfortunate Environmental Authorisation Precedent Stands as Application to the Constitutional Court Dismissed
Unfortunate Environmental Authorisation Precedent Stands in the matter between the Global Environmental Trust & MCJEJO v Tendele Coal Mining (Pty) Ltd and Others as Application to the Constitutional Court Dismissed By Kirsten Youens On 11 January 2022 the long awaited decision by the Constitutional Court regarding our application for leave to appeal filed in April […]
ALL RISE 2021 – Our Year in Review
2021 has been a challenging year for ALL RISE and our clients as we have continued to navigate the Covid-19 pandemic on top of all the usual challenges faced in the public interest law space. With our small but dedicated team we are very proud of all we have accomplished this year and take this […]
Kirsten Youens speaks at Southern Africa Human Rights Defenders Summit in Mozambique
Kirsten Youens, Chief Executive Director of ALL RISE was invited to attend the Southern Africa Human Rights Defenders Summit in Mozambique last week to share her experience as an environmental defender and as a lawyer defending those who are in need of environmental justice. She addressed important issues such as government being held accountable for […]
SUSTAINING THE WILD COAST AND COMMUNITIES SEEK INTERDICT AGAINST SHELL IN SECOND APPLICATION
Sustaining the Wild Coast 2021/12/3 Yesterday (2 December 2021), Sustaining the Wild Coast and several Wild Coast communities filed papers seeking to interdict Shell’s seismic survey on the Wild Coast. Sustaining the Wild Coast (SWC), together with the Dwesa-Cwebe Communal Property Association, fishermen – Ntsindiso Nongcavu (Port St Johns), Sazise Maxwell Pekayo and Cameron Thorpe […]
REVIEW HEARING HEARD 10-12 NOVEMBER IN THE PRETORIA HIGH COURT – SOME FEEDBACK
The court hearing for the review of Tendele’s vast 2016 mining right was from the 10 – 12 November 2021. The hearing of the case went well, with the Applicants’ advocate, the formidable Anna-Marie de Vos presenting a clear and compelling argument. Acting Judge Bam was clearly well prepared and concerned about the impact of […]
Appeal of Water Use Licence – Tendele Coal Mine
Last week brought another challenge to Tendele Mining (Pty) Ltd, a subsidiary of Petmin, with an appeal being lodged against its water use licence issued by the Acting Director-General of the Department of Water and Sanitation. The appeal was lodged by ALL RISE Attorneys for Climate and Environmental Justice on behalf of the Mfolozi Environmental […]