The Minister Must Decide For Himself: High Court Sets Aside The B-BBEE Legal Sector Code On Administrative Law Grounds
On 07 October 2026, a full bench of the High Court in Pretoria (Janse van Nieuwenhuizen, Mokose and Basson JJ) reviewed and set aside the decision of the Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Parks Tau, to gazette the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) Legal Sector Code. The Code, representing the first transformation framework designed […]
Topigs Norsvin V Eskom Holdings Soc: The Supreme Court Of Appeal Issues Landmark Ruling On Director Accountability For Environmental Harm Under Nema
On 14 August 2026, the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) handed down judgment in Topigs Norsvin SA (Pty) Ltd v Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd and Others (117/2025) [2026] ZASCA 108, upholding an appeal against a 2024 Pretoria High Court order that had dismissed an application arising from years of water pollution caused by Eskom’s Kusile […]
Canyon Resources: The Water Tribunal Confirms Landowner Consent Is Not A Gatekeeper To A Water Use Licence, And The Full Licensing Chain Required To Mine Lawfully
On 27 July 2026, the Water Tribunal handed down judgment in Canyon Resources (Pty) Ltd v Chief Director: Water Use Licensing Management, Department of Water and Sanitation and Others (WT02/25/MP), upholding an appeal against the Department of Water and Sanitation’s (DWS) refusal of an integrated water use licence (IWUL) for the proposed Driefontein coal mine […]
Sasol, The Vaal River Contamination Saga, And The Escalation Of Environmental Criminal Enforcement
On 4 August 2026, during a meeting of the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) issued fresh warrants against Sasol, seizing electronic and documentary evidence at the company’s Secunda facility. The warrants were executed while Sasol executives were before the committee, and mark the latest development in […]
Which Court, Which Seat? The Minister Ends Concurrent Jurisdiction Between Johannesburg And Pretoria
Overview With effect from 1 July 2026, the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Ms MT Kubayi, MP, has, under Government Notice 7648, published in Government Gazette No. 54935 of 2 July 2026 (signed at Pretoria on 27 June 2026), determined new areas of jurisdiction for the main and local seats of the Divisions of […]