Photo: No Fracking Signs at Prince Albert – by Danie van der Merwe (Flikr) The threat of fracking has been imminent in South Africa for almost a decade. But South Africa is just not ready for fracking. There are many detrimental effects of this mining activity on communities and the environment. The regulatory requirements to mediate […]
Author Archives: Jean-Andre Butcher
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Dec
Dec
In a recent low-key event, the Legal Resources Centre launched the prestigious Arthur Chaskalson Pupillage Fellowship which will provide financial support and training to one or more young candidates, coming from historically disadvantaged backgrounds, who have been admitted for pupillage. The LRC’s counsel or associates will provide the requisite training for one year, after which […]
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Nov
Nov
African Regional and International Legal Perspectives In a context where corporate investment is commonly justified in the name of “development,” the question of what exactly “development” is, is central to the design of a binding instrument on transnational corporations and other business enterprises with respect to human rights (Treaty). On Wednesday 26 October 2016, 30 […]
Environmental Rights, Extractive Industries, Gender Rights
Zama zamas: Trying to make ends meet in the face of the apocalypse
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Oct
Oct
Reports of deaths and injuries to informal miners (known as zama zamas) have a way of dividing people, with organisations like the South African National Civic Organisation (Sanco) calling for an intensified crackdown on unlawful mining operations and the arrest of “illegal miners”, while others like the Legal Resources Centre are calling for the better […]