by AfriForum | Feb 25, 2020 | Environmental affairs Media statements, Media statements
On 21 February, the civil rights organisation AfriForum submitted its commentary to the Department of Mineral Resources, on the draft Upstream Petroleum Resources Development Bill that was published by the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy in a notice in the...
by AfriForum | Feb 6, 2020 | Environmental affairs Media statements, Media statements
The civil rights organisation AfriForum’s legal team on 5 February 2020 directed a letter to Singo Consulting (Pty) Ltd after it came to light that the company was applying for prospecting rights for coal in the Dullstroom area on behalf of Gadebe Investments....
by AfriForum | Feb 3, 2020 | Environmental affairs Media statements, Media statements
AfriForum today launched its national landfill site audit project in terms of which landfill sites are going to be audited where AfriForum has established structures. At the same time, the organisation also submitted its comments on the draft of the national waste...
by AfriForum | Jan 31, 2020 | Environmental affairs Media statements, Media statements
AfriForum cleaned up the wetland in the Moreleta Park Nature Reserve on 31 January 2020 as part of World Wetlands Day that is celebrated annually on 2 February. Wetlands, functioning like natural dams, are very important and in 2020 AfriForum will identify other...
by AfriForum | Jan 22, 2020 | Environmental affairs Media statements, Media statements
AfriForum welcomed the request by Lindiwe Sisulu, Minister of Water, Sanitation and Human Settlements, that Ekurhuleni Water Care Company (Erwat) must urgently make a point of putting a stop to the pollution of the Vaal River. It is however concerning that the...
by AfriForum | Nov 29, 2019 | Environmental affairs Media statements
AfriForum believes that Lindiwe Sisulu, minister of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation, should first and foremost tackle the mismanagement problems inside the department and create a culture of accountability, before implementing the water master plan they...
