The Deputy Director-General: Climate Change and Air Quality at the Department of Environmental Affairs, Judy Beaumon
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South Africa is making steady progress in implementing the National Climate Change Response Policy, despite having to balance its economic aspirations and environmental protection.
DTI to host SA-Switzerland business forum
Pretoria — The Department of Trade and Industry (dti) will this week host the South Africa-Switzerland business forum which will showcase business opportunities in the renewable energy sector. “The purpose of the business forum is to showcase business opportunities that science can offer in the renewable energy sector in both South Africa and Switzerland. It […]
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Notice on fracking gazetted
Pretoria – Water and Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa has issued a notice of intention to declare fracking a controlled activity of the National Water Act.
The notice, which has been published in the government gazette for public comment, includes the exploration for and/or producti
Nuclear power a necessity
Pretoria – Nuclear power is more of a necessity than an option, with South Africa’s nuclear programme set to stimulate massive industrialisation, says Department of Energy Director General Nelisiwe Magubane.
“Given our climate change commitments and the fact that some of the coal-fired power
No to Vedanta mine ahead of London AGM
British mining giant Vedanta Resources has been humiliated in the run-up to its London AGM on Thursday, after a series of tribal villages in India voted against the company’s plans to build a bauxite mine on their sacred mountain.
The village meetings (gram sabhas) are taking place in Dongria K