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The legislative authority of the local sphere of government to conserve and protect the environment : a critical analysis of Le Sueur v eThekwini Municipality [2013] ZAKZPHC 6 (30 January 2013)
(2014)
Legislative authority in South Africa is divided among the national, provincial and local spheres of government. Section 43 of the Constitution provides in this respect that the legislative authority of the national sphere ...
Population vulnerability and disaster risk reduction: a situation analysis among the landslide affected communities in Kerala, India
(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2010)
Landslides affect at least 15% of the land area of India, exceeding 0.49 million km2. Taking the case of landslide affected communities in the state of Kerala in India, this paper demonstrates that the focus has seldom ...
The meaning of sense of place: The community of Vredefort Dome and Parys, Free State
(2015)
The Vredefort Dome was declared a World Heritage Site by the United Nations
Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in 2005. This status has
led to an increase in tourism to the adjacent town of Parys ...
Artisanal small-scale mining: Potential ecological disaster in Mzingwane District, Zimbabwe
(AOSIS Publishing, 2015)
Artisanal small-scale mining (ASM) has devastating impacts on the environment, such as deforestation, over-stripping of overburden, burning of bushes and use of harmful chemicals like mercury. These environmental impacts ...
Bakgomong: The Babirwa’s transboundary pastoralist identity and social change in late 19th century Botswana
(School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2016)
To follow is a critical narrative on the intersection between identity
production and transformations in the indigenous herding systems of the
Babirwa of pre-colonial Botswana. The production of the Babirwa’s ...
Sotho-Tswana mythic animals: Stratagem for environmental conservation.
(School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2014)
This article argues that pre-colonial indigenous knowledge placed restrictions
on the use of certain animals and perceived them as sacred. This policy was
often successful as several species of wildlife are to be found ...
Judicial mandate in safeguarding environmental rights from the adverse effects of mining activities in Zambia
(PER/PELJ, 2019)
The protection of the environment from the effects of mining activities, though cardinal, has been a daunting task in Zambia. A polluted environment affects the rights of those who depend on a clean one for their survival. ...
A critical review of the impact of South Africa’s mine closure policy and the winding-up process of mining companies
(AOSIS, 2021)
Background: Most mining operations are viable for a period of 30 years, depending on the
mineral extracted and the available reserves. Whilst the expectation is that mines will
continue uninterrupted until the planned ...
A proposed water sector plan for the Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality (Dr KKDM)
(2015)
The radical reform of potable water services provisioning by means of promulgation of
the Water Services Act 108 of 1997 and the National Water Act 36 of 1998 in South
Africa (SA) started a process of addressing the ...
Misplacing nema? A consideration of some problematic aspects of South Africa's new EIA regulations
(North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus), Faculty of Law, 2010)
In mid-2006, new Regulations governing environmental impact assessment were
published in terms of the National Environmental Management Act 107 of 1998. It is
argued in this article that the old Regulations under the ...