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Legal pressure is mounting against the eThekwini Municipality to halt the flow of millions of litres of untreated human sewage and industrial effluents into the rivers and sea off Durban.

The City of Tshwane will not take threats by Eskom to disconnect their power, stating they will take legal action should this happen.

President Cyril Ramaphosa might find himself in the dark at the Union Buildings as Eskom plans to disconnect the City of Tshwane.

City of Matlosana Local Municipality in North West owes Eskom over R800-million.

For the second year in a row, Retroviral x Panther Punch won the South African Campaign of the Year at the Prism Awards 2022...

City of Matlosana Local Municipality owes Eskom over R800-million and has failed to abide by prior court orders.

The Climate Change Bill [B9- 2022] (the “Bill”) was formally introduced to Parliament on 18 February 2022 by the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (“DFFE”). This comes more than three years after an earlier version of the Bill was first published for public comment on 8 June 2018. The Bill is currently under consideration by the National Assembly and members of the public had until 27 May 2022 to submit any comments on the Bill to the Portfolio Co...

On 18 February 2022, the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (“DFFE”) formally introduced the Climate Change Bill [B9- 2022] (the “Bill”) to

Last week Eskom scored its biggest legal victory against delinquent municipalities when the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) affirmed Eskom’s right to payment for services rendered to municipalities. On 09 March 2022 the SCA ruled that the Letsemeng Local Municipality in the Free State province must pay Eskom all amounts, in respect of the electricity it receives from Eskom, when such amounts are due and payable, in terms of the electricity supply agreement concluded between the parties. The ...

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