Clean Air As A Constitutional Right: The 2026 National Priority Area Air Quality Summit And What It Means For Mining

Overview On 24 June 2026, the Deputy Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Bernice Swarts, opened the National Priority Area Air Quality Summit in Rustenburg, North West Province. The venue was deliberate. Rustenburg sits within the Bojanala Platinum District, one half of the Waterberg-Bojanala Priority Area, the country’s newest declared air quality priority area […]