Articles for John Yeld

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Mining department refuses West Coast prospecting bid

Government turned down Limpopo-based Nekwana Trading Enterpriseā€™s application because of shortcomings in basic impact assessment

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News | 19 September 2023

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Farmer seeks ā€˜pardonā€™ for illegally enlarging dam

The application raises concerns over water use in the Western Cape

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News | 12 September 2023

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11th-hour out-of-court settlement reached on West Coast diamond mining

A major legal battle over the extension of 30-year mining rights has been averted

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News | 1 September 2023

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Court challenge to 30-year extension of West Coast diamond mining rights

Fishers say they were ignored when the original rights were awarded between 1994 and 1998

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News | 28 August 2023

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Big cats among victims as snare trapping spreads in Western Cape

Plan launched to deal with problem, which is partly driven by food insecurity

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News | 3 August 2023

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Cheetah spotted in Djibouti for the first time in over 30 years

Team headed by Cape Town researcher makes exciting discovery during a biodiversity survey

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News | 3 August 2023

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Piketberg landowners block mining companyā€™s access

New salvo fired in decades-old opencast tungsten mine proposal

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News | 28 July 2023

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In photos: new hope for West Coast vlei after seven year drought

But the future of this West Coast jewel is not yet assured, despite record rains this year

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News | 25 July 2023

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Mining companies eye the last unspoilt strip of the Western Capeā€™s west coast

Concerns over cumulative impact of new prospecting

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News | 4 July 2023

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Environmental activists revise pleas in ā€œSLAPP caseā€ brought by Australian miners

Marathon legal battle against R14.25-million defamation case continues

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Law | 1 February 2023

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Concourt hands critics of Australian mine partial victory ā€“ but defamation battle is not over

It is up to Parliament to develop more comprehensive SLAPP suit defence, says court

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Law | 14 November 2022

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West Coast breakthrough: environment activists and mining company reach agreement

Mineral Sands Resources has prevented legal action, at least for now, over its West Coast operations

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News | 21 June 2022

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Diver accuses Alexkor of more illegal rock dumping

And Green Scorpions find evidence that the company is defying a Compliance Notice on coffer dam construction

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News | 22 March 2022

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Western Cape government joins battle over mining

Appeal filed against new coastal prospecting licence

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News | 23 February 2022

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Concourt hears vital defamation case

Defendants want common law to be developed to prevent ā€˜SLAPPā€™ suits

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Law | 20 February 2022

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Australian mining companyā€™s ā€œSLAPP caseā€ against its critics heads to Concourt

Constitutional issues at stake in R14.25 million defamation action against environmentalists and activists

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Law | 1 February 2022