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NEMA Section 28 Directives At The Municipal Level: When The Different Environmental Compliance Beast Comes Knocking
Municipal environmental enforcement powers in South Africa have expanded significantly with the introduction of section 28 directives under NEMA, creating complex procedural challenges that differ fundamentally from traditional compliance notices. What procedural traps await businesses facing these directives, and how can the simultaneous pursuit of multiple enforcement processes, including potential criminal liability for employees, transform routine regulatory matters into urgent legal crises requiring im
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Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr
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Data Centres And Africa’s Infrastructure Challenge: Growth, Resources And Resilience.
South Africa's data centre boom presents a critical infrastructure challenge: can aging water systems and fragile utilities support decades of operation while protecting constitutional water rights? As communities mobilize against new developments and Eskom grapples with surplus capacity, the decisions made today will determine whether digital growth strengthens or strains the nation's resources.
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Cooling The Hype: The Real Questions Behind South Africa’s Data Centre Boom
The South African Human Rights Commission has called for public submissions on data centres and human rights, prompting urgent questions about whether the country can anticipate tomorrow's infrastructure pressures early enough to avoid a resource crisis. While Africa accounts for less than 1% of global data centre capacity and modern facilities use remarkably low water through closed-loop cooling systems, critical uncertainties remain about environmental impacts, job creation, and the unknown lifespan of th
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Environmental Law

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NEMA Section 28 Directives At The Municipal Level: When The Different Environmental Compliance Beast Comes Knocking
Municipal environmental enforcement powers in South Africa have expanded significantly with the introduction of section 28 directives under NEMA, creating complex procedural challenges that differ fundamentally from traditional compliance notices. What procedural traps await businesses facing these directives, and how can the simultaneous pursuit of multiple enforcement processes, including potential criminal liability for employees, transform routine regulatory matters into urgent legal crises requiring im
South Africa Environment
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Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr
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Climate Change

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Why Most Organisations Underestimate Their Environmental Footprint
Research shows that most organisations capture only a fraction of their environmental footprint, with 75-90% of emissions often sitting within value chains that remain unmeasured. This analysis examines the structural blind spots, data limitations, and governance gaps that cause systematic underestimation of environmental impact, and explores what stronger environmental governance frameworks should look like.
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SNG Grant Thornton
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