Environmental Law Resources
Legislation
- South Africa
- Constitution of the Republic of South Africa
- National Environmental Management Act
- Environment Conservation Act
- National Environmental Management: Biodiversity Act
- National Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act
- National Environmental Management: Waste Act
- National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act
- National Water Act
- National Forests Act
- Marine Living Resources Act
- National Veld and Forest Fire Act
- Water Services Act
- National Environmental Management: Integrated Coastal Management Act
- Hazardous Substances Act
- Mine Blasting Standards: Code of Practice for Minimum Standards on Ground Vibrations, Noise, Air-Blast and Flyrock Near Surface Structures and Communities to be Protected
- Mine Health and Safety Act
- Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act
- Marine Pollution (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act
- Marine Spatial Planning Act
- Mountain Catchment Areas Act
- Subdivision of Agricultural Land Act
- Conservation of Agricultural Resources Act
- National Heritage Resources Act
- World Heritage Convention Act
- Local Government: Municipal Systems Act
- Astronomy Geographic Advantage Act
- Infrastructure Development Act
- Spatial Planning and Land Use Management Act
- Special Economic Zones Act
- Electricity Regulation Act
- Gas Act
- Promotion of Administrative Justice Act
- Promotion of Access to Information Act
- Genetically Modified Organisms Act
- South African Weather Service Act
- Carbon Tax Act
- Climate Change Act
- Upstream Petroleum Resources Development Act
Case Law
- Fuel Retailers Association of Southern Africa v Director-General: Environmental Management, Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Environment, Mpumalanga Province and Others (2007)
- BP Southern Africa (Pty) Ltd v MEC for Agriculture, Conservation and Environment (2004)
- Earthlife Africa Johannesburg v Minister of Environmental Affairs (2017)
- Government of the Republic of South Africa v Grootboom (2000)
- Mazibuko and Others v City of Johannesburg and Others (2009)
- Mercer v The State (2003)
- Van Wyk v Unitas Hospital and Another (2007)
- MEC: Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Environment and Another v HTF Developers (2007)
- Walele v City of Cape Town and Others (2008)
- Biowatch Trust v Registrar Genetic Resources and Others
- City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality v Gauteng Development Tribunal and Others (2010)
- Bengwenyama Minerals (Pty) Ltd and Others v Genorah Resources (Pty) Ltd and Others (2010)
- Maccsand (Pty) Ltd v City of Cape Town and Others (2011)
- Agri South Africa v Minister for Minerals and Energy (2013)
- Minister of Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning of the Western Cape v Lagoonbay Lifestyle Estate (Pty) Ltd and Others (2013)
- Minister of Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning, Western Cape v Habitat Council and others (2013)
- Tronox KZN Sands (Pty) Ltd v KwaZulu-Natal Planning and Development Appeal Tribunal and Others (2014)
- Minister for Environmental Affairs and Another v Aquarius Platinum (SA) (Pty) Ltd and Others (2016)
- Merafong City Local Municipality v AngloGold Ashanti Limited
- Pieterse NO v Lephalale Local Municipality
- Maledu and Others v Itereleng Bakgatla Mineral Resources (Pty) Limited and Another
- Normandien Farms (Pty) Limited v South African Agency for Promotion of Petroleum Exportation and Exploitation (SOC) Limited and Others (2020)
- Reddell and Others v Mineral Sands Resources (Pty) Ltd and Others (2022)
- Mineral Sands Resources (Pty) Ltd & Mineral Commodities Ltd v Reddell, Davies, Cloete & Others (SLAPP defence matter in the Constitutional Court) (2022)
- Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd v Vaal River Development Association (Pty) Ltd and Others (2022)
- Minister of Water and Sanitation and Others v Lotter N.O. and Others; Minister of Water and Sanitation and Others v Wiid and Others; Minister of Water and Sanitation v South African Association for Water Users Associations (2023)
- South African Iron and Steel Institute and Others v Speaker of the National Assembly and Others (2023)