As you may know, the recent riots that initially stemmed from the jailing of former president Jacob Zuma have caused havoc throughout South Africa, but specifically in the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) region, impacting on business and personal life in the process. Working under abnormal stresses associated...

Zoologists are scientists who study the interactions between animals and other wildlife within their ecosystems. Their studies are based on behaviours and physical characteristics of such animals, as well as the impacts humans have on wildlife and natural habitats. Humans are constantly invading natural habitats...

The draft National Mine Closure strategy 2021 has recently been published for comment.  Comment to be submitted to the DMRE by 23rd July 2021.   The draft strategy initially highlights the adverse impacts of mining, more so the irreversible environmental degradation and economic hardship when a mine...

South Africa has a wide range of industries supporting the economy. Many of these industries either rely on fossil fuels or generate emissions from fossil fuels used in the processes. These emissions and air pollutants are a cause of concern to regional health and to...

AQUATIC ECOLOGIST/SASS5 PRACTITIONER VACANCY AT ENVASS   “We employ on attitude and passion”.   Environmental Assurance (Pty) Ltd (ENVASS) is a multidisciplinary Environmental Management Consulting company established in 2004. ENVASS currently has ten divisions, ranging from Compliance Monitoring to Mine Closure, that fall under five business units,...

Environmental Assurance (Pty) Ltd. (ENVASS) recently conducted a combined wetland and aquatic impact assessment of a proposed mine with an extent of approximately 2,129 Hectare (ha) within the Greater Tubatse Local and Sekhukhune District Municipalities of the Limpopo Province. The requirement of a detailed aquatic...

While not gazetted, the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has said to have revised the regulations governing the procedural requirements for water-use licence applications (WULAs). This followed President Cyril Ramaphosa’s declaration in his State of the Nation Address in February 2021 that water-use licences...

Air quality monitoring programmes are implemented to establish the type and volumes of emissions emanating from activities for identification and implementation of mitigation measures to minimise air pollution. The programmes mainly consist of Passive Dust Fall Out Monitoring or selective implementation of Active Indicative Monitoring.   Passive...

Biodiversity Assessments are of particular importance as it directly investigates the current biodiversity value and existing impacts on site and contribute to the sustainability of developments within the receiving environment.   During a terrestrial biodiversity assessment, local and national legislation and up to date literature are to...

The Occupational Health and Safety Act (Act 85 of 1993 as amended) has been the guiding legislation per  OHS compliance within the workplace since 1993. The Act seeks to produce the legal compliance requirements from both the employer and employee perspectives.   The South African Government press...