by admin | Sep 28, 2018 | Natural Resources
Written by Morne Viljoen (Environmental Department) . At the heart of this appeal was the question whether the appellant, the South African National Parks (SANParks), had a duty to consult the second respondent, Parkscape, prior to allowing the first respondent, MTO...
by admin | Sep 5, 2018 | Natural Resources
PIETERMARITZBURG PISTOL CLUB v MEC, DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS, KWA-ZULU NATAL: COURT CONFIRMS EA ALONE NOT SUFFICIENT TO PROCEED WITH PROPOSED PROJECT This case concerned an application for the reviewing and setting aside of the decision made by the Member...
by admin | Sep 3, 2018 | Natural Resources
This case concerned an application for an interim interdict brought by Upper Highway Air NPC (Upper Highway Air) restraining Enviroserve Waste Management (Pty) Ltd (Enviroserve) from conducting waste management activities on a landfill site in Shongweni, save measures...
by admin | Aug 29, 2018 | Natural Resources
Written by Morne’ Viljoen (Environmental Department) . Bo-Kaap Civic and Ratepayers Association and Others v City of Cape Town and Others (7031/17) [2018] ZAWCHC 101 (17 August 2018). This case related to the planning approvals that were granted by the City of Cape...
by admin | Apr 5, 2018 | Natural Resources
(Main article published by the Department of Water and Sanitation on 28 March 2018) The Western Cape Department of Water and Sanitation (“DWS”) has taken Tierhoek Boerdery Pty (Ltd) (“the Company”), to the Clanwilliam Regional Court following allegations of unlawful...
by admin | Mar 5, 2018 | Natural Resources
Eskom Holdings Limited v Grundy (AR380/2017) [2018] ZAKZPHC 1 (16 February 2018) Eskom appealed against an order made by the court a quo, directing it to remove certain overhead power lines and ancillary equipment from a portion of a farm owned by Mr D J Grundy in the...