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Nonprofit activist organisation Just Share has accused ArcelorMittal South Africa (AMSA) of sub-par AGM governance because the chairperson closed the company’s AGM on May 24 before addressing a question posed by the nonprofit. “This is surprising given the high levels of civil society engagement at its AGMs in recent years,” Just Share said on May 27, while noting that this was the first AMSA AGM it had attended.

All nine provinces adopted the Climate Change Bill without amendments on Thursday; all that remains is for the president to sign it into law.

DFFE minister Barbara Creecy granting applications that will result in pollution far above minimum legal emission standards.

In 2023, Just Share and amaBhungane filed a series of access to information requests to try to establish the extent of corporate climate lobbying in South […]

Petrochemicals giant and heavyweight polluter Sasol has won an appeal over how sulphur dioxide emissions are measured at its Secunda plant.

One of the resolutions shareholders voted on at this AGM was Sasol’s climate change management approach. Like all the resolutions voted on, it was passed, but with the lowest majority of votes — 77.36% of shareholders voted for it.

Petrochemicals giant holds electronic meeting to avoid more protests from environmental groups.

The newly released Integrated Resource Plan has scaled back on renewables, pumped up gas and is delaying the shutdown schedule of old coal plants, with the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy saying the cost of pollution is far less than the cost of energy shortages.

Sasol's Secunda plant, the world's largest carbon emitter, is under fire from investors demanding swift action to curb emissions.

Climate investments need to jump from R131bn a year, Presidential Climate Commission says.