3 September 2021
Policy
Department of Social Development – GN 789 in GG 45076 of 31 August 2021 – Green Paper on Comprehensive Social Security and Retirement Reform (2021) withdrawn
Legislation
Bills
Employment Equity Amendment Bill, 2020 [B14A-2020] & [B14B-2020]
Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Amendment Bill, 2020 [B21A-2020] & [B21A-2020]
Acts
Directions
Disaster Management Act 57 of 2002 – Directions – GN 788 in GG 45073 of 31 August 2021 – Directions on the determination of the commencement of services and extension for the validity period of learner’s licences, driving licence cards, licence discs, professional driving permits and the registration of motor vehicles published in GN 544 in GG 43339 of 20 May 2020 amended
Electronic Communications Act 36 of 2005 – GenN 785 in GG 45069 of 31 August 2021 -Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA): ICT COVID-19 National Disaster Sixth Amendment Regulations published and Gen Notice 238 in GG 43207 of 6 April 2020 amended with effect from 1 September 2021
Notices
National Environmental Management Act 107 of 1998 – GN 765 in GG 45058 of 27 August 2021 – Proposed Financial Provisioning Regulations, 2021 – for comment
Financial Markets Act 19 of 2012 – BN 108 in GG 45058 of 27 August 2021 – Proposed amendments to the A2X Listing Requirements – for comment
Financial Markets Act 19 of 2012 – BN 109 in GG 45058 of 27 August 2021 – Proposed amendments to the JSE Interest and Currency Derivatives Rules and the JSE Derivatives Rules – for comment
Magistrates’ Courts Act 32 of 1944 – GN 783 in GG 45064 of 27 August 2021 – Appointment of places within the district other than the Seat of the Magistracy for the holding of a court published and GN 962 in GG 38268 of 28 November 2014 amended with effect from 30 August 2021
Magistrates’ Courts Act 32 of 1944 – GN 769 in GG 45058 of 27 August 2021 – Designation of Commissioners of Oaths in terms of s. 6 of the Act published in GN 903 in GG 19033 of 10 July 1998 amended
Petroleum Products Act 120 of 1977 – GN R784 in GG 45068 of 31 August 2021 – Regulations regarding petroleum products specifications and standards for implementation published and previous regulations published under GN R627 in GG 28958 of 23 June 2006 repealed with effect from 1 September 2021
Petroleum Products Act 120 of 1977 – GN R794 in GG 45080 of 1 September 2021 – Amendment Regulations regarding the Mandatory Blending of Biofuels with Petrol and Diesel, 2021
Petroleum Products Act 120 of 1977 – GN R790 in GG 45077 of 31 August 2021 – Regulations in respect of the single maximum national retail price for illuminating paraffin published with effect from 1 September 2021
Petroleum Products Act 120 of 1977 – GN R791 in GG 45077 of 31 August 2021 – Regulations in respect of petroleum products published and GN R677 in GG 44927 of 3 August 2021 substituted with effect from 1 September 2021
Petroleum Products Act 120 of 1977 – GN R792 in GG 45077 of 31 August 2021 – Regulations in respect of the maximum retail price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas supplied to residential customers published with effect from 1 September 2021
Legal Practice Act 28 of 2014 – Gen Notice 506 in GG 45058 of 27 August 2021 – South African Legal Practice Council: Proposed amendment to Rules of the Council made under the authority of ss. 95 (1), 95 (3) and 109 (2) of the Act – for comment
Financial Sector Regulation Act 9 of 2017 – GN 787 in GG 45071 of 31 August 2021 – Draft Regulations in terms of ss. 3(3) and (5) and 288 of the Act – for comment
Provinces
Western Cape
Local Government: Municipal Systems Act 32 of 2000 – LAN 21557 in PG 8481 of 30 August 2021 – Cederberg Local Municipality – Waste Management By-law
Promotion of Access to Information Act 2 of 2000 – LAN 21561 in PG 8482 of 31 August 2021 – West Coast District Municipality – Manual on the Promotion of Access to Information
Constitution of the Western Cape 1 of 1998 – PN 88 in PG 8486 of 3 September 2021 – Assignment of powers and functions relating to traditional and Khoi-San affairs to the Provincial Minister responsible for local government published with effect from 30 August 2021
North West
Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 and Local Government: Municipal Systems Act 32 of 2000: Rustenburg Local Municipality – PN 140 in PG 8264 of 31 August 2021 – By-laws for the hire and use of community, sports, arts and culture facilities
Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 and Local Government: Municipal Systems Act 32 of 2000 – PN 140 in PG 8264 of 31 August 2021 – Rustenburg Local Municipality: By-laws relating to public cemeteries
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CASES
National
Crompton Street Motors CC v Bright Idea Projects 66 (Pty) Ltd [2021] ZACC 24
“Summary: Petroleum Products Act 120 of 1977 — Section 6 of the Arbitration Act 42 of 1965 — stay of proceedings — referral to statutory arbitration — section 12B does not oust the High Court’s jurisdiction”
Super Group Trading (Pty) Ltd t/a Super Rent v Bauer and Another (4001/2020) [2021] ZAWCHC 173 (2 September 2021)
Exception to particulars of claim
“[3] The plaintiff is a company. The nature of its business is not pleaded, but it may be inferred from the pleaded allegations that it owns a fleet of vehicles, or at least did so at the time material to its claim. The first defendant is a former employee of the plaintiff. It is alleged that he was employed as a regional branch manager and that his responsibilities included ‘the management as well as administration and the controlling of the purchase and sale of petroleum products from the second defendant and other resellers to the plaintiff’s vehicles’.
[4] It is alleged in para 2.2. of the particulars of claim that the second defendant close corporation ‘trades as a duly licensed retailer/reseller of petroleum products, and provided petroleum products and particularly diesel and petrol to the plaintiff’s vehicles to transport goods on behalf of the plaintiff’s customers in the normal course of the plaintiff’s business’.”
Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd v Emfuleni Local Municipality and Others (76183/2019) [2021] ZAGPPHC 546 (21 August 2021)
Recovery of municipal electricity debt – electricity supply agreements – court order
International
Pasqua Yaqui Tribe, et al., Plaintiffs, v. United States Environmental Protection Agency, et al., Defendants. No. CV-20-00266-TUC-RM United States District Court for the District of Arizona
“Plaintiffs Pascua Yaqui Tribe, Quinault Indian Nation, Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin, Tohono O’Odham Nation, and Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa challenge two final rules promulgated by the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the United States Army Corps of Engineers. The first, entitled ‘Definition of “Waters of the United States” Recodification of Pre-Existing Rules,’ 84 Fed. Reg. 56,626 (Oct. 22, 2019), repealed the 2015 ‘Clean Water Rule’. The second, entitled “The Navigable Waters Protection Rule: Definition of ‘Waters of the United States,’” 85 Fed. Reg. 22,250 (Apr. 21, 2020) (‘NWPR’), established a new definition of the phrase ‘waters of the United States’ in the Clean Water Act.”
United Organisation for Batwa Development in Uganda (UOBU) and 11 Others v Attorney General and 2 Others (Constitutional Petition 3 of 2011) [2021] UGCC 22 (19 August 2021)
“This Petition concerns the Batwa, recognized under the 1995 Constitution, as one of the indigenous peoples who have lived in Uganda since at least 1st February, 1926. The 1st petitioner is stated to be a non-governmental organization engaged in advocacy of Batwa rights. The 2nd through to 12th petitioners are all stated to be Ugandans of Batwa descent.” They successfully claimed compensation for the use of their ancestral land which was made a sanctuary for mountain guerrillas.
Publications
National
Steenkamp M “Municipal instruments in law for cultural heritage protection: a case study of the Cape Town Metropolitan Municipality” 2021 24 Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal 1-34
Ashukem J-C “Sustainable Development Goals and the bumpy road to 2030 in Ethiopia: The challenges of land grabbing” in Carol Ngang and Serges Kamga (eds) Natural Resources Sovereignty and the Right to Development in Africa (2021 Routledge). Available link: https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781003195115-16/sustainable-development-goals-bumpy-road-2030-ethiopia-jean-claude-ashukem
De Jager P (ed) The Sustainability Handbook Volume 2 (Alive2green August 2021)
International
Botanic Gardens Conservation International State of the World’s Trees (Report September 2021) and more in general regarding the assessment, to be found here
Colombo E “From Bushfires to Misfires: Climate-related Financial Risk after McVeigh v. Retail Employees Superannuation Trust” 2021 TEL
Peel J and Markey-Towler “A Duty to Care: The Case of Sharma v Minister for the Environment” 2021 Journal of Environmental Law https://doi.org/10.1093/jel/eqab022
Marhold A-A Energy in International Trade Law: Concepts, Regulation and Changing Markets (Cambridge University Press 2021)
Gerard MB “Book Review: The children’s climate crusade They Knew: The US Federal Government’s Fifty-Year Role in Causing the Climate Crisis James Gustave Speth MIT Press, 2021. 304 pp” 2021 373(6557) Science 860 DOI: 10.1126/science.abj9799
Eliana Cusato (2021) Transnational law and the politics of conflict minerals regulation: construing the extractive industry as a ‘partner’ for peace, Transnational Legal Theory, DOI: 10.1080/20414005.2021.1967683
Somen Banerjee (2021) Horn of Africa Emerging as a strategic pivot of the Indian Ocean Region: need for repackaging SAGAR 2.0, Journal of the Indian Ocean Region, DOI: 10.1080/19480881.2021.1963913
News, Blogs, Discussions, Websites, Videos, ETC
South Africa
Biodiversity, Protected Areas, Culture
Daily Maverick: Brits E “Monkey business: There is an ongoing urban war on the Cape Peninsula — humans versus baboons (Part One)” 2 September 2021
Daily Maverick: Sgqolana T “Outcry in Knysna over advert for hunter to shoot baboons” 1 September 2021
Daily Maverick: Ngcuka O “Small-scale fishers caught in poverty net worsened by Covid-19 lockdown” 1 September 2021
The Conversation: Masehela T “What honeybees in South Africa need from people: better managed forage” 30 August 2021
IOL: Moodley C “CapeNature is offering free entry to 21 nature reserves during 7th annual Access Week” 4 September 2021
Bizcommunity: “Sappi invites action to plant trees as a source of hope during Arbor Week 2021” 1 September 2021
“The Blaauwberg Nature Reserve has been officially recognised as a provincial heritage site by Heritage Western Cape. ‘Blaauwberg Hill and Kleinberg are landmarks within the cultural and natural landscape. There is an uninterrupted view from Blaauwberg Hill of Robben Island and Table Mountain, which are both World Heritage Sites. This makes it the only place in Cape Town where two World Heritage Sites can be viewed simultaneously,’ said provincial Cultural Affairs & Sport MEC Anroux Marais.” Cape Argus (subscription needed) Legalbrief Environmental 31 August 2021
BusinessLive: Sifile L “Heritage site Liliesleaf closed after failing to account for R8m” 2 September 2021
allAfrica: “South Africa: Ninety Landowners Help Vultures to Reclaim their Karoo Home” 3 September 2021
Climate Change and Energy
Daily Maverick: Carnie T “Going nuclear: Mantashe’s big push to build South Africa’s second nuke power station under fire” 1 September 2021
Engineering News: Arnoldi M “Organisations raise concern over lack of public participation in nuclear energy talks” 3 September 2021
Daily Maverick: Ngcuka O “WWF-SA partners with organisations to fight for a greener future for South Africa” 31 August 2021
Daily Maverick: Ngcuka O “Leaded petrol finally phased out — could coal follow suit?” 31 August 2021
Lexology Covington & Burling LLP: Fontana L, Khumalo M and Dladla Y “In review: renewable energy policy and regulation in South Africa” 11 August 2021
Energy: Draft biofuel blending regulations replaced
“The amended regulations for blending biofuels with petrol and diesel were gazetted yesterday. Immediately effective, among other things they provide that licensed petroleum manufacturers with sufficient volumes of petrol and/or diesel to accommodate the amount of bio-ethanol and/or biodiesel being sold are now obliged to purchase these products only from licensed manufacturers.” Read full report in Legalbrief Policy Watch [Legalbrief 3 September 2021]
Energy: New petroleum product standards gazetted
“A somewhat confusing notice gazetted yesterday with the new petroleum product specifications and standards regulations tends to suggest that they will only be effective from 1 September 2023. They have implications for the various grades of petrol sold not only for use in motor vehicles but also in aeroplanes with internal combustion engines; unleaded metal-free petrol; metal-based additives; unleaded metal-containing petrol; various grades of diesel, including biodiesel; petroleum product inspection and testing; product labelling; and reporting obligations.” Read full report in Legalbrief Policy Watch 1 September 2021
Sunday Times: Skiti S “Majali jnr’s ‘politics’ cost him gas deal” 29 August 2021 [Legalbrief Forensic 2 September 2021]
BusinessLive: Paton C “State rejects settlement proposal by disgruntled power ships bidder” 1 September 2021
Mail & Guardian: Comins L “Eskom’s double-digit tariff request unaffordable for struggling consumers” 5 September 2021
Mail & Guardian: Phillips T “Children increasingly at risk from climate crisis” 4 September 2021
Mail & Guardian: Bega S “Karpowerships plead their case, but environmentalist argue SA doesn’t need powerships” 4 September 2021
IOL: Neves J “SA’s emergency power procurement programme threatened with further delays” 2 September 2021
Bizcommunity: “WWF-SA, civil society organisations join forces to launch ambitious climate project” 3 September 2021
Bizcommunity: “SA faces tough road to net-zero emissions, but there is hope – Sanedi” 2 September 2021
IOL: “Mediclinic to procure renewable energy in a $152 million deal” 4 September 2021
IOL: Williams C “SA retailer becomes first major retailer to offer carbon-neutral delivery service” 4 September 2021
Bizcommunity: Winning A “South Africa faces isolation if it sticks with coal, Eskom CEO says” 1 September 2021
Bizcommunity: Glossop W and Johnsson T “Repurposing coal stations – a circular economy energy solution” 3 September 2021
BusinessLive: Masangane P “SA’s road to net zero emissions will be via gas” 5 September 2021
Mining Weekly: “Eskom CEO says carbon capture being considered in South Africa” 3 September 2021
Engineering News: Creamer T “Ramaphosa hints at yet more reforms as he predicts ‘massive investment’ in wake of electricity amendment” 3 September 2021
Engineering News: Slater D “Public Works to release RFI in development of green energy, resource efficiency drive” 2 September 2021
Environmental enforcement
Daily Maverick: Carnie T “Criminal case laid against India’s ‘environmental hero company’ after massive Durban air, water and soil pollution” 3 September 2021 – read also TimesLive
Daily Maverick: Carnie T “Durban residents meet this weekend to hold UPL accountable for toxic chemicals fallout” 31 August 2021
Fin24: Khumalo S “Eskom wins judgment against Emfuleni municipality over R1.3 billion debt” 2 September 2021
Local Government
GroundUp: Broughton T “Judge scolds Ekurhuleni municipality for trying to dodge court order – Municipality has tried to back out of settlement to buy unlawfully occupied buildings” 30 August 2021
Engineering News: “Eskom ponders options for debt recovery from Emfuleni municipality” 3 September 2021
Daily Maverick: Payne S “Sparks fly in provincial legislature in wake of report over alleged corruption by City of Cape Town” 3 September 2021
Daily Maverick: Langa L “Ecoactivists spearhead mistbelt biodiversity drive while Pietermaritzburg battles to see the forest for the alien trees” 2 September 2021
Daily Maverick: Banda M “Lenin Drive food garden: From a dump to a productive urban farmland predominantly run by Alexandra women” 2 September 2021
The Star: Sidimba L “Eskom writes off Soweto’s R5.3bn debt” 3 September 2021
Bizcommunity: “Eskom outlines plan to arrest spiral in outstanding municipal debt” 2 September 2021
Bizcommunity: “CoCT to appoint expert panel to guide water strategy” 30 August 2021
Engineering News: Burger S “Municipality investing in a new wastewater treatment works, high school for Moorreesburg” 3 September 2021
ENS: “SA’s water crisis | Community threatens more violence” 5 September 2021
Engineering News: Arnoldi M “Western Cape launches renewable energy planning fund” 3 September 2021
Environmental: Hammanskraal water unsafe for human consumption
“Residents of Hammanskraal ‘do not have water that is safe for human consumption’. A Sunday Times Daily report says this was the finding of the SA Human Rights Commission (HRC) during a visit to the area, north of Pretoria, yesterday. The HRC said it would release findings into the situation there and the state of rivers in Tshwane. The HRC conducted a fact-finding visit to the Temba Water Purification Plant and the Rooiwal Waste Water Treatment Works. It followed recent reports that the quality of water produced at the plant had severely deteriorated, leaving Tshwane with no choice but to temporarily shut down the plant. The commission declared the water in Hammanskraal unsafe for human consumption in 2019 and found the situation hadn’t much changed since.” Full Sunday Times Daily report (subscription needed) [Legalbrief 3 September 2021]
Mining
Webber Wentzel: Rapson G and Novotny P-A “The long-awaited third draft of the Replacement NEMA Financial Provisioning Regulations has arrived” 1 September 2021
Lexology CMS: Rungasammy Y “The Power of Women in Mining/Energy” 30 August 2021
Water, Waste, Oceans and Chemicals
Daily Maverick: Sgqolana T “More delays in bringing Eastern Cape project online to provide desperately needed water to villages” 2 September 2021
Daily Maverick: Dardagan C “Choosing to make a difference: A household’s journey to zero waste” 31 August 2021
Daily Maverick: Ngcuka O “Waste recycling is window-dressing because not all plastics are equal” 30 August 2021
Daily Maverick: Cowling R “How Nelson Mandela Bay and Kouga’s looming Day Zero water disaster could have been prevented” 30 August 2021
Cape Argus: “Landfill site bursts, spilling waste on beach and into the sea” 30 August 2021
Bizcommunity: “Organic waste landfill ban: Key initiatives that could work in favour of organic waste landfill diversion” 1 September 2021
allAfrica: Vlavianos C “South Africa: SA’s No-Show At Global Plastic Treaty Meeting Deeply Disappointing” 2 September 2021
Miscellaneous
Daily Maverick: Pinnock D “Hope in Parliament’s environmental oversight dims as Faith Muthambi takes the reins” 1 September 2021
Daily Maverick: Ngcuka O “EcoMaverick: Lorraine Kakaza — an environmental activist on a mission to amplify voices of the marginalised” 31 August 2021
Lexology ENS: Dachs P “Explaining the call for global tax reform” 31 August 2021
Mail & Guardian: Calland R “Richard Calland: Overhaul the law to protect whistleblowers” 2 September 2021
The Conservation: Sihlobo W “How the South African government can boost its credibility in the agricultural sector” 5 September 2021
Engineering News: Campbell R “South Africa’s radio telescope success stimulates international expansion investment” 3 September 2021
Engineering News: Arnoldi M “Sanlam Investments launches Sustainable Infrastructure Fund” 2 September 2021
Africa
Biodiversity, Soil, Protected Areas and Culture
Daily Maverick: Bento-Gonçalves A “Algeria suffers from devastating wildfires and faces big challenges in addressing them” 2 September 2021
Daily Maverick: Pinnock D “Snail hunting in Lake Tanganyika and the puzzle of deep time” 31 August 2021
Daily Maverick: Du Ping “China-Africa cooperation will never compromise Africa’s ecological conservation and long-term interests” 31 August 2021
Daily Maverick: Okumu W “Kenya’s valuable sandalwoods are being uprooted and stripped to near extinction” 30 August 2021
Rain Forest Foundation: Letter of concern about lifting of moratorium on new logging concessions in the DRC dated 26 August 2021
Upstream: Battersby A “Elephants contribute to natural carbon capture – Pachyderms play their part in fight against global warming” 2 September 2021
The Conversation: Ngumbi EN “What a warmer, wetter world means for insects, and for what they eat” 30 August 2021
The Conversation: Okumu F “Genetically changed mosquitoes could transform Africa’s long fight against malaria” 29 August 2021
allAfrica: Tanui C “Kenya: Developments Obstructs Roaming of 70% of Nairobi Park’s Animals – Census” 3 September 2021
allAfrica: Harris T “Africa: NGOs Warn About Lifting DRC Logging Ban” 2 September 2021
allAfrica: Akwankwatsa P “Uganda: WWF Launches Nature Based Solutions to Mitigate Climate Change in Rwenzori Region” 2 September 2021
allAfrica: Shigwedha A “Namibia: Jackalberry Tree Valuable to Livelihoods in the North” 2 September 2021
Climate Change and Energy
Daily Maverick: Van Diemen E “Dark continent no more: More than 50 NGOs endorse call for $130bn in annual renewable energy investments to electrify Africa” 2 September 2021
OWP: Smith G “Madagascar Is On The Brink Of The World’s First Climate-Induced Famine” 2 September 2021
Lexology Herbert Smith Freehills LLP: Leon P and Müller E “Africa | Climate Change Update” 25 August 2021
allAfrica: “Tanzania: EABC Asked to Help Improve Trading Climate in the Region” 4 September 2021
allAfrica: “Africa: Just Recovery Renewable Energy Plan for Africa Launched By Friends of the Earth Africa” 2 September 2021
Environmental enforcement
Natural Justice: Vermoortel M “The Challenges and Opportunities of being Youth Environmental Defenders” 27 August 2021
Local government
allAfrica: Agoni O “Nigeria: Lagos to Sanction 7-Up Bottling Over Traffic, Environmental Infractions” 3 September 2021
Mining
Extractives Baraza: Ashaba A & Bategeka I “Kichwamba, Kigumba Oil Institutes Get New Infrastructure” 31 August 2021
Extractives Baraza: Tena N “Petroleum and Mining Industry in Egypt Under Spotlight in New Report” 31 August 2021
Extractives Baraza: “DRC Reviewing $6Bn Mining Deal With Chinese Investors – Finance Minister” 31 August 2021
IOL: Ndhlovu L “Zimbabwe digs deeper into coal despite global shift to cleaner energy” 30 August 2021
allAfrica: Simasiku O “Namibia: Angry Shifeta Blasts Sand Miners” 3 September 2021
allAfrica: Ilunga P “Congo-Kinshasa: Authorities Accuse Angola of Polluting Major River” 1 September 2021 – read also Mining Weekly
The Conversation: Iledare O “New law will make Nigeria’s petroleum industry attractive to investors” 3 September 2021
Mining: Global Council launches corporate water reporting guide
“The International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) has launched an updated ‘Water Reporting: Good Practice Guide’ to improve the quality and consistency of corporate water reporting and enhance stakeholders’ understanding of, and ability to use, water reports and associated data. According to a Mining Weekly report, the new iteration of the guide builds on good practice principles from the ICMM’s 2017 publication, ‘A Practical Guide to Consistent Water Reporting’, as well as practical member learnings from its implementation and is publicly available on the ICMM’s website for use by the wider industry. The guidance broadens the ICMM’s minimum reporting commitments to include new metrics for disclosure, such as the holistic reporting of how water is used to meet operational demands and how it is actively managed.” Full Mining Weekly report [Legalbrief Environmental 31 August 2021]
Water, oceans, waste and chemicals
Mail & Guardian: Bega S “‘Tap into groundwater – with care’” 3 September 2021
Bizcommunity: “Coca-Cola Beverages Africa forges ahead with water stewardship with 2030 strategy” 1 September 2021
allAfrica: “Nigeria: Unilorin Don Discovers Use of Eggshell to Tackle Pollution” 3 September 2021
allAfrica: De Klerk E “Namibia: Klazen Says No Fishing in Restricted Zone” 3 September 2021
Engineering News: Liedtke S “Polymer plastic waste management among the challenges facing African recyclers” 3 September 2021
Miscellaneous
Daily Maverick: De Gasparis F and Manyangadze G “African faith communities: ‘Industrial agriculture is no solution for Africa’” 3 September 2021
Science: Price M “Lush wetlands in Arabia lured waves of early humans out of Africa – Stone tools in ancient lakebeds show sequential expansions of different cultures” 1 September 2021
The Conversation: Chenwi L “Successes of African Human Rights Court undermined by resistance from states” 31 August 2021
Mail & Guardian: Jolie A and Mwangovya F “Young people have the power to make Africa better” 4 September 2021
International
Biodiversity, Protected Areas, and Culture
BBC: Briggs H “One in three trees face extinction in wild, says new report” 1 September 2021
BBC: Briggs H “Tuna bounce back, but sharks in ‘desperate’ decline” 4 September 2021
Nature: Dennell R “Traces of a series of human dispersals through Arabia” 1 September 2021
IISD ENB: IUCN World Conservation Congress 2020 | 3–11 September 2021 | Marseille, France, and Online – report of main proceedings here
IISD ENB: Convention on Biological Diversity – CBD | 3rd Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group on the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework | 23 August – 3 September 2021 | Online
Amazon: “Amazon pledges support to forests and communities in the Brazilian Amazon” 2 September 2021
Reuters: Green M and Spring J “Indigenous leaders push new target to protect Amazon from deforestation” 5 September 2021
Nature: Gillespie TW “Policy, drought and fires combine to affect biodiversity in the Amazon basin” 1 September 2021
BSI: “New standard sets out best practises on how to achieve biodiversity net gain” [UK] September 2021 – watch webinar
Thomas Reuters Foundation: “Tribes launch bid to protect Amazon forest at global conservation forum” 26 August 2021
Daily Maverick: Pinnock D “Unprecedented loss of biodiversity: A million species under threat but there are ways to conserve earth’s living systems” 23 August 2021 [Legalbrief 31 August 2021]
Mail & Guardian: Fillon L “Will a price tag on nature help business to value the planet?” 3 September 2021
The Guardian: Weston P “Komodo dragon in danger of extinction as sea levels rise” 4 September 2021
The Guardian: Greenfield P and Weston P “Emmanuel Macron: ‘There is no vaccine for a sick planet’” 3 September 2021
Reuters: “China premier urges major powers to ‘take responsibility’ for environment” 4 September 2021
The Independent: Elfer H “Population of North Atlantic right whales plummets due to climate crisis” 4 September 2021
The Independent: Dunne D “Just 5% of UK’s land protected for nature – nearly six times less than government claims, study says” 2 September 2021
BBC: “Breeding seabird numbers in Scotland almost halved since 1980s” 3 September 2021
BBC: Kinver M “Then and now: Why deforestation is such a hot topic” 4 September 2021
Reuters: “Marine conservation promise helps Belize strike ‘superbond’ deal” 4 September 2021
Climate Change and Energy
Carbon Pulse: “China, US climate talks fail to inspire confidence ahead of Glasgow” 3 September 2021
Reuters: Stanway D “U.S. climate envoy Kerry urges China to keep politics out of global warming” 2 September 2021
Carbon Pulse: “Hydrogen no silver bullet for energy transition, report warns” 3 September 2021
Clean Energy Wire: “Climate change among top of Germans’ concerns – surveys” 2 September 2021
Clean Energy Wire: Rogala B “Coal and conservatism: How Polish activists push for more climate action” 1 September 2021
Mint: “India’s green projects to get UK funds” 2 September 2021
Renew Economy: Mazengarb M “Kean says states may carve own path on energy transition, flags talks with coal owners” 2 September 2021
Lexology: “European Commission requires diesel car makers to clean up their act in ground-breaking punishment of technical cooperation” 26 July 2021
Carbon Pulse: “Australia’s Northern Territory announces GHG policy for large emitters, releases draft offsets policy” 2 September 2021
USA EPA: “EPA Report Shows Disproportionate Impacts of Climate Change on Socially Vulnerable Populations in the United States” 2 September 2021
Offshorewind.biz: Durakovic A “Australia Introduces Offshore Electricity Infrastructure Bill” 2 September 2021
Lexology: “UN sharpens draft treaty on business and human rights” 31 August 2021
Lexology: “Chapter 24 of the Treaty between Mexico, United States and Canada (USMCA) on Environment” 1 September 2021
Lexology: “The Green Bank—Part of New York’s Mission to Become a National Leader in Clean Energy” 26 August 2021
“Bust transition – European regions want to reward polluters rather than exclude them as they try to shift towards climate neutrality, WWF said. The green group examined 14 of the local plans submitted so far – by eight member states – in application for the EU’s €17.5 billion Just Transition Fund. It found that nine of the plans do not commit to ending fossil gas use by 2035, and eight will not have ended coal or oil shale use by 2030. This contradicts the commitments made in the Paris Agreement to limit global temperature increase to 1.5C, WWF added. It said that while some of the assessed plans showed promise, for example on the circular economy, none were an outstanding example of good just transition practice. On the back of these findings, WWF and nine other organisations have written to the European Commission to urge the plans are brought in line with EU climate goals and sustainability and social principles.” [CP Daily 3 September 2021]
Lexology: “Managing net zero opportunities and risk – Santos ‘clean fuel’ and the canary” 31 August 2021
IISD SDG Knowledge Hub: “UN Report Sets Out Stakes for Energy Summit” 1 September 2021
DNV: Energy Transition Outlook 2021
Reuters: Gardner T “Illinois Senate passes bill to save nuclear plants, sends to House” 1 September 2021
Bizcommunity: Lam S, Harper S and Dodd W “COP26: How the world will measure progress on the Paris climate agreement and keep countries accountable” 2 September 2021
Bizcommunity: Rumney E “Use of leaded petrol eliminated in ‘milestone’ for health and environment, UN says” 31 August 2021
Bizcommunity: Rippy K “These 3 energy storage technologies can help solve the challenge of moving to 100% renewable electricity” 30 August 2021
Bizcommunity: Nofke S “Energy majors taking steps to renewables transition” 30 August 2021
The Guardian: Tapper J “Ministers face showdowns on post-Brexit green bill weeks before Cop26” [UK] 4 September 2021
The Guardian: Ambrose J “Gone with the wind: why UK firms could miss out on the offshore boom” 4 September 2021
The Independent: “Brazil’s worst drought in over 90 years threatens energy supply across nation” 5 September 2021
BBC: McGrath M “Climate change: Arctic warming linked to colder winters” 3 September 2021
Reuters: “U.N. urges Australia to speed up efforts to drop coal” 5 September 2021
Euractiv: “Lights out for inefficient bulbs under new EU standards” 1 September 2021
Euractiv: “New EU Emissions Trading System: what should change?” 2 September 2021
Euractiv: Bauer-Babef C “Critics say French state aid scheme will crush citizen energy projects” 2 September 2021
Carbonbrief: Kikstra J and Rao N “Guest post: Energy needed to eradicate poverty ‘compatible with climate goals’” 3 September 2021
Environmental Enforcement
ACCR: “Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility files landmark case against Santos in Federal Court” 26 August 2021
Financial Review: Wootton H “CBA sued in climate lawfare first” 1 September 2021
Green Energy Wire: Wettengel J “German NGOs push for 2030 combustion engine exit in legal battle with car and gas industry” 3 September 2021
Lexology: “In review: environmental protection regulations in Canada” 4 March 2021
Lexology: “Endless Litigation is a HUGE Part of the Reason our Energy and Transportation Infrastructure isn’t What it Should be” [USA] 1 September 2021
Lexology: “Corporate ‘greenwashing’ the latest target for climate change litigation” [USA] 2 September 2021
Lexology: “Another Judge Who Couldn’t Care Less What EPA Thinks — Will the Chaos Created in Arizona Spread?” 31 August 2021
Lexology: “Federal Judge Strikes Down Trump Administration’s Federal Wetlands Regulations Rule” 31 August 2021
Lexology: “Land and Environment Court mandates EPA action on climate change” [Australia] 30 August 2021 – also read The Jurist
Lexology: “Tribunal considers what constitutes a public authority under the Environmental Information Regulations 2004” 31 August 2021
Euractiv: “Energy Charter Treaty cannot be used in intra-EU disputes, rules top court” 3 September 2021
“Overturned – The EU’s top court on Thursday overturned a finding that an EU subsidy to strengthen the UK electricity market during winter violated bloc rules against state aid, saying a formal investigation should have preceded any decision about the programme’s legality. The verdict by the European Court of Justice reverses one from Nov. 2018 in which the EU General Court disallowed support via capacity market auctions on the grounds that it amounted to subsidies for fossil fuel generators and discriminated against demand response technology.” (Law360) [CP Daily 3 September 2021]
Local government
Lexology: “Miami-Dade County to Release Finalized Plan to Address Climate Change” 2 September 2021
Thomas Reuters Foundation: Baskin J “Opinion: Infrastructure: Ensuring no one is worse off” 27 August 2021
Lexology: “Massachusetts Municipalities Pursue Building Code Revisions While Awaiting State’s Next Steps” 30 August 2021
DW: “Living in a sea of trash: Roma fight environmental racism in Romania” 5 September 2021
Sydney Morning Herald: Worrall A “Commonwealth Bank rolls out green loans for sustainability upgrades to commercial property” 2 September 2021
Mining
Extractives Baraza: “Is Deep-sea Mining a Cure for the Climate Crisis or a Curse?” 31 August 2021
Lexology: “Recent Developments in Aboriginal Law: Cumulative Effects, Equitable Compensation and Duty to Consult” 30 August 2021
The Guardian: Golden H “Lawsuit challenges Biden plan to sell oil and gas leases in Gulf of Mexico” 3 September 2021
The Guardian: Harvey F “Opec member urges oil producers to focus more on renewable energy” 1 September 2021
Mining Weekly: “Offshore drilling ban and mining curbs edge closer to passage” [USA] 3 September 2021
Reuters: Singh K, Shalal A and Volcovici V “Divers to try to locate source of reported oil spill in Gulf after Hurricane Ida” 5 September 2021
Euractiv: Taylor K “‘Game-changer’ for geothermal energy as UK plant unlocks vast supply of lithium” 30 August 2021
Water, Oceans, Waste and Chemicals
IISD ENB: Ministerial Conference on Marine Litter and Plastic Pollution | 1–2 September 2021 | Geneva, Switzerland, and online
Mail & Guardian: Galey P “Ocean climate changes a threat to sea life” 3 September 2021
MSN: “Green Dutch dairy ditches the dirt: See world’s first floating cow farm” 3 September 2021
Green Energy Wire: Wettengel J “Environment ministry proposes strategy to protect German moorland” 1 September 2021
Lexology: “Ninth Circuit Sends San Joaquin Valley Ozone Plan Back to EPA” [USA] 2 September 2021
Lexology: “Federal Court Decision in Maui Remand Could Expand EPA’s Wastewater Permitting Authority” [USA] 1 September 2021
Lexology: “Navigable Waters Protection Rule Vacated” [USA] 1 September 2021
Lexology: “EPA Bans Use of Pesticide Chlorpyrifos” 26 August 2021
IISD SDG Knowledge Hub: “OECD Releases Guidance on Selecting Safer Chemical Alternatives” 1 September 2021
EMSA: The European Maritime Transport Environmental Report (EMTER) (September 2021)
The Guardian: Sneath S “Louisiana Shell refinery left spewing chemicals after Hurricane Ida” 4 September 2021
The Guardian: Perkins T “Toxic ‘forever chemicals’ contaminate indoor air at worrying levels, study finds” 31 August 2021
The Independent: Trew B “Gaza is battling to tackle deadly pollution levels as efforts are hampered by continued conflict” 3 September 2021
Engineering News: “Nissan develops technology to halve recycling cost of rare earths” 3 September 2021
Reuters: “Thailand makes PPE out of upcycled bottles” 3 September 2021
Euractiv: “Countries eye UN deal to rein in plastic pollution” 3 September 2021
Miscellaneous
Nature: Von Braun J et al “Food systems: seven priorities to end hunger and protect the planet” 30 August 2021
Science: De Vrieze J “An unpublished COVID-19 paper alarmed this scientist—but he had to keep silent” 3 September 2021
IISD SDG Knowledge Hub: “COVID-19 Wreaking Havoc on Bangladesh’s Poor: A Story of Food, Cash, and Health Crises” 31 August 2021
IISD SDG Knowledge Hub: “UN Officials Express Concern for Pandemic Impacts on Indigenous Peoples” 1 September 2021
IISD SDG Knowledge Hub: “UN Report Assesses How Far National Institutions Have Gone for SDGs” 1 September 2021
IISD ENB: 2021 CCICED Annual General Meeting | 7–10 September 2021 | Online
Thomas Reuters Foundation: Campari J and Restrepo J-L “Opinion: More biodiverse food systems will help address climate and nature crises” 29 August 2021
Lexology: “ESG in Palm Oil” 30 August 2021
Conferences, Workshops, Study Opportunities
National
Environmental Law Association Student and Annual Conferences: Celebrating 25 Years of the 1996 South African Environmental Right
Annual Conference: 15-18 September 2021 (online)
Student Conference: 13-14 September 2021 (online)
Spread over a few days to avoid screen fatigue
Draft Programme and Registration available here
NWU CLES 2nd Annual National Postgraduate Student Conference on Local Government & Urban Governance: Law and Governance in a Pandemic: Towards Safe, Inclusive, Resilient and Sustainable Cities and Towns”
Dates: 30 November – 2 December 2021
Call for Abstracts
Conservation Symposium: Exploring the Science, Practice and Value of Nature Conservation
Dates: 1-5 November 2021
The ELA will host its own session at the Conference – see information sent in separate email.
Conservation Symposium will be free and online for 2021.
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South African Institute for Advanced Constitutional, Public, Human Rights and International Law (SAIFAC): 10-part series on Climate Change Leadership: Bringing Science, People and Policy Together
- 30 September 2021: Topic 9: Preparing for COP 26 – What does South Africa want from the COP negotiations?
- 14 October 2021: Topic 10: Where to from here? The role of the next generation and their views on a safe and human world for all
More information available on the SAIFAC Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/SAIFAConline
Annual IMIBIZO: Buoyant Solutions for Ocean Sustainability
Dates: 18-22 October 2021
Workshop 1: Exploring potential marine options for climate intervention
Workshop 2: Lighting the ‘grey zone: how can we integrate human dimensions in decadal-scale prediction systems?
Workshop 3: Ocean governance and climate adaptation: comparing responses, charting future courses
Deadline for abstracts: 16 August 2021 [attendance only with accepted abstract]
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NWU CLES Critical Conversation series: Prof Marius Pieterse (University of the Witwatersrand) Making room for corporate co-governance of South African cities in the public-law relationship
Date: 16 September 2021, 14:00 – 15:15pm
Please register for this event by 14 September 2021
Webber Wentzel: In conversation with Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong
Dr Soon-Shiong is a South African physician, surgeon, scientist, inventor, technologist and philanthropist who has devoted his career to understanding the fundamental biology driving life-threatening diseases and translating these insights into medical innovations with global impact.
Date: Tuesday, 14 September 2021
Time: 17h00 – 18h00 (CAT)
Registration
The Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) cordially invites you to a conversation with Prof Lee Berger on Discovery in a time of Pestilence – lessons for the future from exploration during the pandemic
Date: 14 September 2021
Time: 11:00-12:00
Registration
UP Centre for Human Rights: Webinar on spatial (in)justice and the post-apartheid state
Date: 8 September 2021
Time: 11:00 SAST
All participants are required to register on Zoom. The event will be live-streamed on Facebook and YouTube.
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SAEEC: Certified Water Efficiency Professional Course
Date: 14-16 September 2021
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SAEEC: Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) Training Program
Date: 23 September 2021
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SAEEC: Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) Webinar Series
Date: 9 September 2021
Time: 10:00-12:00
Registration
University of Stellenbosch African Doctoral Academy: Introduction to Data Visualisation
Date: 15 September 2021
The webinar is free to attend, but space is limited, and we hope to see you there! Please RSVP by 13 September 2021
North-West University, Faculty of Law: LLM (Research) or LLD
Offered on: Potchefstroom Campus and Mahikeng Campus
Research LLMs and LLDs are conducted under the supervision of a study leader (supervisor or promoter). As part of the application process, a concept note that sets out the title of the research; research question; background and problem statement; aim and objectives and methodology of the intended research should be submitted. In addition, if an applicant has identified a potential supervisor, or has reached an informal agreement to be supervised by a faculty, that should be indicated on the application form.
Applications for 2022 are currently open, and close on 31 October 2021.
Applications are done online. Incomplete applications will be rejected. For any further inquiries or assistance with the online application, please contact the postgraduate office via email or call 018 299 1952.
International
The Road to COP 26/CMA 3 Preparatory Lecture Series:
Date: 24 September 2021, 10:00 (London) / 18:00 (SGT) Equity and Fairness in International Climate Change Law by Lavanya Rajamani, Professor of International Environmental Law, Faculty of Law, University of Oxford
Date: 8 October 2021, 10:00 (London) / 18:00 (SGT) The Compensation Question: Loss and Damages by Linda Siegele, Legal Advisor to AOSIS Member States
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ACCESS Conversations on Climate Change
More information and to register please follow this link.
Equity and Justice in the Ocean: Nathan Bennett, Independent Consultant and Chair of the People and the Ocean Specialist Group, International Union for the Conservation of Nature
Date: September 14th at 5pm BST
Register here: https://bit.ly/3yulTM7
The oceans are experiencing a rapid acceleration of both conservation and development activities. When poorly implemented or left unchecked, these activities can lead to environmental and social injustices for the coastal communities and populations who inhabit and rely on the ocean for livelihoods, food security, and cultural survival. In this talk, I will examine the types of social injustices that are occurring in the ocean, discuss how social equity can be taken into account in efforts to promote ocean sustainability, and explore priority areas for future marine social science research on equity and justice in the oceans. My aim is to encourage greater engagement with equity and justice considerations in all ocean-focused organizations and in all decision-making processes related to ocean governance and management.
This talk will draw from and build on a number of recent papers related to these topics:
- Bennett, N. J. (2018). Navigating a just and inclusive path towards sustainable oceans. Marine Policy, 97, 139–146. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2018.06.001
- Bennett, N. J et al. (2019). Just Transformations to Sustainability. Sustainability, 11(14), 3881. https://doi.org/10.3390/su11143881
- Bennett, N. J. et al. (2019). Towards a sustainable and equitable blue economy. Nature Sustainability. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-019-0404-1
- Bennett, N. J. et al. (2021). Advancing Social Equity in and Through Marine Conservation. Frontiers in Marine Science. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.711538
- Bennett, N. J. et al. (2021). Blue growth and blue justice: Ten risks and solutions for the ocean economy. Marine Policy, 125, 104387. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2020.104387
Peter A. Allard School of Law: Executive Learning Program in Mining Law and Sustainability
Next program start date: 27 September – 29 October 2021
Registration deadline: 22 September 2021
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Peter A. Allard School of Law British Columbia: Towards Legal Recognition for Non-Human Relations: A webinar series and workshop
The series is aimed at ordinary people interested in implementing laws to respect and protect non-human beings like rivers, lakes, species and ecosystems.
Webinar 1, Sept 22, 2021: Rivers, featuring Yenny Vega Cardenas (observatoire international de droits de la nature, Montreal), Mumta Ito (Nature’s Rights, Scotland), Chuck O’Neal (Florida rights of nature network) and Pier-Olivier Boudreault (Canadian Parks & Wilderness Society-Quebec) (in English and French with simultaneous translation)
Webinar 2, Oct 18, 2021: Supernatural Beings and Sacred Places, featuring Trevor Mack (Tsilhqot’in filmmaker) and Jacinta Ruru (Maori legal scholar, Aotearoa/New Zealand)
Webinar 3, January 2022 (date, time and speakers to be announced): Non-Human Species
In-person workshop, February 16, 2022: Practical campaign strategy training. Led by Mari Margil of CDER. In person, in Vancouver. Nominal fee to attend. Travel subsidies available for some participants.
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BSI: Built Environment Monthly Webinar – Infrastructure – Actions towards Net Zero
Date: 22 September 2021
Time: 12:30 – 14:00 UK time
More information and registration
Tribal Jurisdiction and U.S. v. Cooley – The Evolving Jurisprudence of the Supreme Court
Join Oregon Law for expert commentary on the Supreme Court’s newest Indian Law case, U.S. v. Cooley. Professor Howie Arnett will break down Cooley and examine how the decision fits into recent trends in the Court’s evolving jurisprudence. The event is free, everyone is welcome, and registration is required:
When: Thursday, September 16, 12-1 (Pacific)
Where: Zoom; for the link, register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/oregon-law-perspectives-tribal-jurisdiction-and-us-v-cooley-tickets-168980008755
Vacancies, Bursaries, Funding, Opportunities, etc.
National
Vacancy: Part-Time Advocacy Officer, Birdlife South Africa
BirdLife South Africa is looking for a qualified, dedicated and dynamic person to fill the position of part-time Advocacy Officer. The ideal candidate would have a strong understanding of South African environmental law and policy, have experience in reviewing and commenting on environmental authorisation applications, and be a strategic and proactive individual with a passion for conservation.
The successful applicant will be required to commit 16 hours per week to the work of BirdLife South Africa’s Policy and Advocacy Programme and will be responsible for coordinating this Programme’s responses to development applications and authorisations which threaten priority species and habitats, contributing to its efforts to influence relevant legislative and policy processes and develop various guidance documents, and providing cross-cutting policy and advocacy support to other programmes in BirdLife South Africa’s Conservation Division.
The closing date to submit applications is 17 September 2021.
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North-West University: Faculty of Law Mahikeng Campus
- Junior Lecturer Fundamental Modules
- Lecturer Mercantile Law
- Lecturer Private Law
- Senior Lecturer / Lecturer Criminal Law and/or Procedure
- Senior Lecturer Public Law
- Senior Lecturer / Associate Professor Mercantile Law
Closing date: 10 September 2021
For more details and the application portal, please visit here
Claude Leon Chair in Earth Justice and Stewardship Postgraduate Funding Opportunity in Law and Water Futures
The Claude Leon Research Chair in Earth Justice and Stewardship based at the Mandela Institute, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg invites applications for a postgraduate scholarship for an LLM by dissertation in the field of law and water futures to commence in 2022. Claude Leon LLM Scholarship 2022 Applications are invited for an LLM bursary in law and water futures. The value of the scholarship in 2022 is R212 000.00 which should be held as primary funding toward the degree.
Applicants should intend to study full-time at Wits University, under the supervision of the Chair, and be South African (preferably) or from other African countries. The scholarship is for a LLM research degree examined on the basis of a written dissertation of approximately 40 000 words. The recipient will be expected to defend a research proposal within three months after registration and submit the dissertation by the end of the 2022 academic year. Applicants should have a LLB degree with at least a 65% average from a recognized tertiary institution. Applicants may present any research topic in the area of water law. However, preference will be given to topics that address one or more of the following:
- The governance of drought in South Africa and/or sub-Saharan Africa
- The law-science interface in judgments of the Water Tribunal and the courts
- Law for innovation in the water and sanitation sector
- Accountability mechanisms in the water and sanitation sector
- Water and the rights of nature
To apply, please submit the following documents to :
- a covering letter stating why you are interested in the scholarship and your field of study
- A summary research proposal of three to five pages
- A C.V. Full academic records
- The contact details of two academic referees
Closing date: 15 September 2021
Enquiries on the scope and content of the research field and scholarship criteria should be made to Professor Tracy-Lynn Field ( ). The University reserves the right not to award the scholarship and continue searching after the closing date and only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
University of Fort Hare Faculty of law: 3 Lecturers
Closing date: 13 September 2021
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HSRC: Developmental, Capable and Ethical State (DCES): Research (1 year contract Cape Town)
Closing date: 7 September 2021
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University of the Free State: Associate Professor/Professor in Law
Closing date: 24 September 2021
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The Constitutional Court Trust (CCT) is launching a fellowship programme to benefit young lawyers committed to forwarding constitutional and human rights law
“The fellowship opens to candidates from 2022 and will afford one early career lawyer per year the opportunity to study towards an LLM at University College London (UCL) , one of the top-ranked universities in the world.
The new fellowship is named in memory of the late chief justice Pius Langa. “Justice Langa was not only central to the establishment of the Constitutional Court Trust but, more importantly, his dedication, humility and commitment to the notion that service must be at the heart of leadership are rare qualities we believe young lawyers should be aspiring to emulate in contemporary SA,” said CCT chairperson Justice Sisi Khampepe.
Langa’s family welcomed the establishment of the fellowship, saying: “We look forward to seeing a new generation of lawyers committed to justice and transformation in Africa being developed through this fellowship programme.”
Other fellowships administered by the CCT have been limited to selected former clerks of the Constitutional Court and the Supreme Court. In the case of this new fellowship, however, the decision was taken to extend this opportunity to include exceptional young South African and African lawyers who have worked for an SA NGO in a legal programme focused on constitutional and human rights law.
Prof David Bilchitz, a trustee of the Constitutional Court Trust and professor at both the University of Johannesburg and the University of Reading, said: “We hope that the opportunity to study for an LLM degree will further contribute to strengthening civil society and its contribution to the advancement of constitutional democracy in our country.”
The fellowship award will be for £20,000 to cover travel and living expenses for the fellow, funded by the CCT’s kindred organisation the UK-based charity the South African Constitutional Court Trust — UK. UCL Faculty of Laws will be providing a full-tuition waiver (2021 value: £28,500) to the fellows selected by the CCT.
Application details can be found here and must be submitted to by email before Sunday, October 3. Interviews of shortlisted candidates will take place virtually in late October.” [Source: TimesLive 31 August 2021]
Commonwealth Master’s Scholarship Online Information Session
Date: 15 September 2021
Time: 11:00-12:00
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India: Diploma Indian Institute of Governance and Leadership Friendship Scholarship Programme
Closing date: 20 September 2021
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France – South Africa Scholarship Programme
Closing date: 21 September 2021
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The Korea Development Institute (KDI) School of Public Policy and Management: KDIS Scholarship 2022
Closing date: 27 September 2021
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Germany: Development-related Postgraduate Courses (EPOS)
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Germany: PhD Scholarship
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Germany: 2021 Alexander von Humboldt Foundation German Chancellor Fellowship Programme
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Germany: Short-Term Research Grant
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Cyprus: University Scholarship Programme
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United Kingdom: Chevening Scholarship 2022/2023
Closing date: 2 November 2021
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Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships 2022-2023
Closing date: 15 December 2021
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International
Head of International Offsets R&D, GreenCollar – Sydney/Remote
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