by AfriForum | May 19, 2021 | Environmental affairs Media statements, Media statements
AfriForum and Treasure the Karoo Action Group are in the process of compiling comments on the new draft regulations published by the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) for the exploration and production of onshore unconventional gas development. The draft...
by AfriForum | May 16, 2021 | Environmental affairs Media statements, Media statements
On Thursday 13 May 2021, almost two years after the first meeting and first application in this regard, the civil rights organisation AfriForum and Saai participated in a public participation meeting in Marloth Park in the run-up to a proposed coal mine on the...
by AfriForum | Apr 20, 2021 | Environmental affairs Media statements, Media statements
The civil rights organisation AfriForum sent a letter to Lindiwe Sisulu, Minister of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation today, questioning the appointment of 24 Cuban engineers. This follows after these engineers were appointed on 19 April 2021 to assist the...
by AfriForum | Apr 14, 2021 | Environmental affairs Media statements, Media statements
The civil rights organisation AfriForum has learned of Total SA’s withdrawal of its application for intended exploration in a region of the coastal area between St Francis Bay and Mossel Bay. AfriForum welcomes this move but will monitor the situation closely to...
by AfriForum | Mar 17, 2021 | Environmental affairs Media statements, Media statements
AfriForum is of the opinion that the Department of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation (DWS) does not know what its role at national, provincial or local level is and they contradict themselves repeatedly. This follows after Sputnik Ratua, spokesperson for DWS,...
by AfriForum | Dec 3, 2020 | Environmental affairs Media statements, Media statements
AfriForum tested the water of various towns in the Mpumalanga province from August to October 2020 to determine the quality of these town’s drinking water (blue drop status) and sewage water (green drop status). This project was even more important this year due to...
