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Certainty on environmental legislation will encourage mining investment

The President’s impending signature on the National Environmental Management Amendment Bill (NEMLAA4) would be an easy step for the South African government to take to immediately help to make South Africa more attractive to mining investors. By Garyn Rapson & Tendai Bonga This long-awaited . ....

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Further Update: NEMA Financial Provisioning Regulations, 2015 – More than an extra year added to comply

The Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment has amended the transitional arrangements in the National Environmental Management Act (NEMA) Financial Provisioning Regulations, 2015 (FP Regs), for the fourth time. Holders of rights and/or permits operating in the mining industry (who applied for them before 20 November 2015) now have until 19 September 2023 to transition to the NEMA regime. This extension from 19 June 2022 occurs when the long-awaited National Environmental Management Amendment Bill [B14F-17], dubbed NEMLAA4 could be enacted at any time and will likely set the scene for the finalisation of the Third Draft FP Regulations, 2021, which are intended to completely replace the existing set of FP Regs. ....

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Another extension for Nema compliance

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Government sharpens its tools for mine water management

The long-awaited National Environmental Management Amendment Bill (NEMLAA4), which has been approved by Parliament, will help to address the potential impacts of mining on South Africa’s scarce water resources The pressure on South African mining companies to raise their standards of Environmental, Social and Governance behaviour is expected to gain added momentum this year with the recent parliamentary approval of the National Environmental Management Amendment Bill (NEMLAA4). The Bill, which has been sent to the President for signature, includes some stricter new measures that relate to the management of mine water. ....

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Significant shift in environmental landscape anticipated as NEMLAA4 enters home stretch

The long-awaited NEMLAA4 has been sent to the President for signature concluding a 6-year long parliamentary process. NEMLAA4 once signed will introduce higher environmental compliance standards across the board, as well as stricter penalties for environmental transgressions It is finally happening – the long-awaited National Environmental Management Amendment Bill [B14F-17], dubbed NEMLAA4, has been approved by Parliament and sent to the President for signature, along with the National Forests Amendment Bill (Forests Amendment Bill). This signifies the conclusion of a 6-year parliamentary process for NEMLAA4 which will introduce a wholesale shift in South Africa's environmental legislative landscape. ....

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