Water crisis can be solved if municipal budgets are managed correctly
The Minister of Finance, Enoch Godongwana, mentioned in his budget speech yesterday that funding to municipalities and provinces will increase…
Shale gas: A bridge too far for South Africa
During a media briefing by the Department of Forestry, Fisheries, and the Environment on 22 November on the outcomes of…
Minister’s comments on fracking are misguided and concerning
Last week it was reported that the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, Gwede Mantashe, announced that government will request…
Success: Mining company withdraws application to mine coal south of Kruger National Park
It has come to the attention of the civil rights organisation AfriForum that the mining company, which wanted to mine…
Free State’s landfill sites a total disaster
AfriForum this year audited 162 landfill sites nationwide as part of this organisation’s national project to measure the quality of…
Fracking: A dragon South Africa will not be able to tame
The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment has released proposed regulations for onshore oil and gas exploration and production, including…
Landfill site audit: 81,5% of sites do not meet minimum standards
AfriForum today released the organisation’s annual landfill audit report, after landfill sites in towns and cities where AfriForum’s branches are…
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Victory: Municipality pleads guilty to pollution charges laid by AfriForum
Themba Goba, Municipal Manager of the Rand West City Local Municipality, who is currently suspended, today as the representative of…
Blue and Green Drop Report: Sewage plants a major source of concern
AfriForum welcomes the fact that the government has published its Blue and Green Drop Report for the first time since…
Success: Minister’s decision for mine at Kruger Park reversed
The civil rights organisation AfriForum today obtained a court order that sets aside Barbara Creecy, Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and…
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