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The Western Cape High Court has dismissed an attempt by Noordhoek environmentalists to set aside approval for a road link in an area where the endangered Western Leopard Toad breeds. Archive photo: John Yeld / GroundUp
ESG & Sustainability
Judge rules for 'road' in legal clash with 'toads'

John Yeld 3 days

The Alexkor coffer-dam wall between two dams at high tide. Photos from a Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment report titled: “Enforcement: In Loco Inspection Report – The salt/tidal flats of the Orange River Mouth Ramsar site”, published 28 January 2020.
ESG & Sustainability
Alexkor vs Creecy in environment court battle

John Yeld 12 Apr 2024

African penguins, photographed here in Simon’s Town, could be extinct as soon as 2035, according to BirdLife South Africa and Sanccob (Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds). Photos: Dan Callister
ESG & Sustainability
Minister’s plan could wipe out African penguins, say scientists

John Yeld 25 Mar 2024

Mark Caruso when he was still executive at Mineral Commodities with Minister of Mineral and Energy Resources Gwede Mantashe in February 2019. Caruso is pursuing defamation claims against environmental activists. Archive photo: DMR
Legal
Aussie mining company “Slapp suit” partly settled out of court

John Yeld 23 Nov 2023

The Olifants River estuary on the West Coast is now protected from diamond mining in terms of a legally binding settlement agreement. Photo: John Yeld | GroundUp
Legal
11th-hour out-of-court settlement reached on West Coast diamond mining

John Yeld 1 Sep 2023

Damage to the West Coast north of the Olifants River estuary caused by previous diamond mining operations (before Trans Hex). Photo: John Yeld | GroundUp
Legal
Court challenge to 30-year extension of West Coast diamond mining rights

John Yeld 28 Aug 2023

The camera trap image that caused all the excitement: the first recorded cheetah in Djibouti for more than three decades. Photo: HawkWatch International
ESG & Sustainability
Cheetah spotted in Djibouti for the first time in over 30 years

John Yeld 3 Aug 2023

Western Cape government joins battle over mining
Energy & Mining
Western Cape government joins battle over mining

John Yeld 23 Feb 2022

A screengrab of Thursday’s virtual Constitutional Court hearing into a R14.25m defamation case brought by Australian mining interests against South African lawyers, activists and a social worker.
Legal
Concourt hears vital defamation case

John Yeld 21 Feb 2022

The Pretoria High Court has stopped Uthaka Energy from starting to mine coal this week in the critical water source area of Mabola, Mpumalanga. Archive photo: supplied
Energy & Mining
Court stops Mpumalanga coal mine

John Yeld 26 Mar 2021

The Inyanda-Roodeplaat wind farm site in the Eastern Cape, taken from the cover of an Environmental Impact Report.
Energy & Mining
Controversial Watsons' wind farm approval overturned on review

John Yeld 24 Mar 2021

Coffer dam mining operations in 2017. Image from the report Amendment of Environmental Management Programmes for Mining Rights 554MRC, 10025MR, 512MRC and 513MRC - Volume 2: Mining Right 554MRC, November 2017 by SLR Consulting in association with Placer Resource Management.
Energy & Mining
Diamond divers warn of damage to seabed from West Coast mining dams

John Yeld 9 Dec 2020

Much of the West Coast between Elands Bay in the south and Alexander Bay in the north is, or has already been, the target of mining operations. Photos: John Yeld
Energy & Mining
Court challenge to West Coast beach mining

John Yeld 13 Nov 2020

Minister of Mineral and Energy Resources Gwede Mantashe and Australian mining boss Mark Caruso during the minister’s visit to the Tormin mineral sands mine on the West Coast in February 2019. Photo: John Yeld
Energy & Mining
SA-linked Aussie mining executive in trouble with the law at home

John Yeld 6 Oct 2020

The West Coast One wind farm near Vredenburg has operated since 2015. Environment minister Barbara Creecy says the wake effect on this facility of a proposed new neighbouring wind farm must be investigated before it can also be approved. Photo: John Yeld
Energy & Mining
Creecy upholds appeal against giant West Coast wind farm

John Yeld 9 Sep 2020

Creecy poised for West Coast wind farm decision
Construction & Engineering
Creecy poised for West Coast wind farm decision

John Yeld 31 Jul 2020

R14m defamation case between Australian miners and critics will make legal history
Legal
R14m defamation case between Australian miners and critics will make legal history

John Yeld 9 Jun 2020

The map shows the location of the new Juno Wind Farm. Graphic: from the Supplementary Heritage Report by Sarah Winter and Nicolas Baumann (July 2019)
Energy & Mining
Giant turbine farm set to harvest West Coast wind

John Yeld 11 May 2020

Barbara Creecy overrules officials on air pollution data
ESG & Sustainability
Barbara Creecy overrules officials on air pollution data

John Yeld 16 Apr 2020

Environment minister Barbara Creecy’s decision to allow mining on ten more West Coast beaches has prompted criticism from environmentalists. Photo: John Yeld
Energy & Mining
"New broom" minister Barbara Creecy raises dust

John Yeld 9 Apr 2020

New twist in Noordhoek wetland road controversy
Construction & Engineering
New twist in Noordhoek wetland road controversy

John Yeld 3 Mar 2020

The view looking east across the West Coast with the village of Paternoster in the foreground. The recently approved Boulders Wind farm will stand on the hills in the background, directly in this view. Photo: John Yeld
Energy & Mining
Wind farm says massive new rival could cost it "hundreds of millions" in lost energy

John Yeld 19 Feb 2020

West Coast property owners could be ordered to demolish their houses
Property
West Coast property owners could be ordered to demolish their houses

John Yeld 29 Jan 2020

The Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries (DEFF) has conditionally approved the Boulders wind farm project. Image from the Final Environmental Impact Assessment Report by CES (copied for fair use).
Construction & Engineering
Huge West Coast wind farm approved

John Yeld 22 Jan 2020

Mining for heavy minerals on the West Coast beaches north of the Olifants River. Photo: John Yeld
Energy & Mining
Bid to protect West Coast jewel from mining

John Yeld 3 Dec 2019

The Constitutional Court has denied Athi-Africa Ventures leave to appeal against a judgment blocking its plan to mine coal in a protected area in Mpumalanga. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks
Energy & Mining
Constitutional Court rejects coal mining company's attempt to appeal

John Yeld 20 Nov 2019

Part of the current mineral sands extraction by the Tormin mine on the West Coast. Photo: John Yeld
Energy & Mining
State approves Tormin's massive West Coast mining expansion

John Yeld 15 Jul 2019

Court blow for activists being sued by mining company
Legal
Court blow for activists being sued by mining company

John Yeld 31 May 2019

Freedom of expression under threat, new campaign warns
ESG & Sustainability
Freedom of expression under threat, new campaign warns

John Yeld 29 May 2019

Watson wind farm stopped - for now
ESG & Sustainability
Watson wind farm stopped - for now

John Yeld 16 Apr 2019

Feathers fly over Watson wind farm plan
ESG & Sustainability
Feathers fly over Watson wind farm plan

John Yeld 10 Apr 2019

State drops sloppy attempt at 'SLAPP' suit
Legal
State drops sloppy attempt at 'SLAPP' suit

John Yeld 28 Mar 2019

Damning report on Eskom air pollution
ESG & Sustainability
Damning report on Eskom air pollution

John Yeld 27 Feb 2019

Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe talks to protesters through the locked gates of the Uitkyk Community Hall in Lutzville on Friday. Photo: John Yeld
Energy & Mining
"Wake up and smell the coffee!" Mantashe tells Australian mining company

John Yeld 12 Feb 2019

West Coast mining company fined a "pittance"
Legal
West Coast mining company fined a "pittance"

John Yeld 6 Feb 2019

Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks
Energy & Mining
Court refuses appeal on Mpumalanga coal mine

John Yeld 28 Jan 2019

#BestofBiz 2018: Construction & Engineering
Construction & Engineering
#BestofBiz 2018: Construction & Engineering

18 Dec 2018

Court overturns state's approval of controversial coal mine
ESG & Sustainability
Court overturns state's approval of controversial coal mine

John Yeld 9 Nov 2018

Court drama as state tries to force through coal mining plan
Legal
Court drama as state tries to force through coal mining plan

John Yeld 17 Oct 2018

Enda Molewa, who died in September, granted permission for coal to be mined in a protected area, when she was minister of environmental affairs. Photo from
ESG & Sustainability
Court challenge to Mpumalanga coal mine

John Yeld 16 Oct 2018

Damage to West Coast beaches from mining can be kept to "acceptable" levels
Energy & Mining
Damage to West Coast beaches from mining can be kept to "acceptable" levels

John Yeld 27 Sep 2018

Independence of environmental consultant under the spotlight
ESG & Sustainability
Independence of environmental consultant under the spotlight

John Yeld 16 Jul 2018

Mining companies in South Africa are legally obligated to set aside money to rehabilitate the environment when their mines cease operating. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks
ESG & Sustainability
Full Disclosure: Are mining companies repairing the damage they cause?

John Yeld 22 Jun 2018

UCT scientists convince CoCT to drill cautiously into aquifer
Construction & Engineering
UCT scientists convince CoCT to drill cautiously into aquifer

John Yeld 19 Mar 2018

People collect water from Newlands Spring. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks
Construction & Engineering
Here is the status of Cape Town's water supply projects

John Yeld 5 Mar 2018

Critical court showdown on mining and environment
ESG & Sustainability
Critical court showdown on mining and environment

John Yeld 20 Feb 2017

Women dominate in Profile Awards for science and technology journalism
Marketing & Media
Women dominate in Profile Awards for science and technology journalism

15 Sep 2014

Agriculture
State to fight bid to halt kreef fishing

5 Feb 2013

Marketing & Media
Regional Vodacom Journalist of the Year winners so far

10 Oct 2008

Marketing & Media
2007 SAB Enviro winners announced

17 Oct 2007

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