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- Medupi slammed as a sulphur-pumping climate crime that will kill thousands – Citizen (online), 30 November 2019
- Controversial pesticide under spotlight as bees, butterflies wane – Herald Live (online), 27 November 2019.
- ConCourt overturns Zwane, Molewa’s permission to mine in protected area – Sowetan (online), 18 November 2019
- Environmentalists demand tougher action against firms destroying nature – IOL (online), 15 November 2019.
- Government, Make Thor pay – Witness (News 24 online), 07 November 2019.
- A century of catastrophe – Eskom coal plants contaminate the atmosphere – Pretoria News, 30 Sep 2019.
- Toxic waste tragedy still hanging over us – Pretoria News, 16 September 2019.
- Interview with Simon Mbata, Coordinator – South African Waste Pickers Association and Musa Chamane – Waste Campaign Manager at groundWork – Metro FM, no date.
- Community living in fear after warehouse caught fire – eNCA (online), 26 August 2019.
- Area in Mpumalanga is second highest SO2 emissions hotspot in the world – new study – News 24 (online), 19 August 2019.
- Coal has become the emperor with no clothes, fated to die in the cold – Business Day (Late Final), 14 August 2019.
- Slowly slumping into squalor – Post (Kwazulu Natal), 14 August 2019.
- Work won’t start on next phase of Mokolo-Crocodile transfer scheme until EIA appeal finalised – Engineering News (online), 02 August 2019.
- The waste pickers of Pietermaritzburg – New Frame (online), 30 July 2019.
- Their home is a dump site – Mercury, 15 July 2019. (IOL online version here).
- Mokonyane’s deadly law breach could kill thousands in Mpumalanga – IOL (online), 13 July 2019.
- Waste-pickers – Can they develop a sustainable and decent livelihood? – Workers’ World (online audio), 11 July 2019.
- Scientists call for global action on air pollution – Business Day (online), 19 June 2019.
- Minister plans new ways to help people breath easier – Witbank News (online), 16 June 2019.
- Creecy Seeks Ways to Alleviate Air Pollution in Mpumalanga – EWN (online), 13 June 2019.
- New environmental minister vows to solve Mpumalanga air pollution problem – 702 (online), 13 June 2019.
- We must ‘keep the lights on’, says Creecy in response to Mpumalanga pollution lawsuit – The Citizen (online). 13 June 2019,
- Creecy left to deal with court fallout over Mokonyane’s hot air – The Citizen (online), 13 June 2019.
- PODCAST | State, Eskom and Sasol are on the hook for ‘Deadly Air’ – Business Day (online), 13 June 2019.
- Government is being sued over Eskom, Sasol threat to the environment -IOL (online), 11 June 2019.
- Clean up Mpumalanga’s toxic air, organisations demand – The Citizen (online), 11 June 2019.
- SA faces legal battle over Eskom pollution – cape{town}etc (online), 10 June 2019.
- Lawfare used to bully critics – Citizen, 03 June 2019.
- Ruling revives fears of fracking – Sunday Times, 02 June 2019.
- Civil society unites against corporate censorship and bullying – Daily Maverick (online), 29 May 2019.
- SA withdraws doubling of SO2 – IOL (Saturday Star online), 28 May 2019.
- Standard greenwash: A coal-fired power plant spews carbon — no matter what the bank says – Daily Maverick (online), 28 May 2019.
- Environmental activists bid to stop the corporate bullies – IOL (online), 25 May 2019.
- Enviro Dept invites public comment on sulphur dioxide emissions amendment – Engineering News (online), 23 May 2019.
- Doubling of SO2 emissions contested – IOL (Saturday Star, online), 21 May 2019.
- Government in the dock over air pollution standards – New Frame (online), 16 May 2019.
- Indian coal miner rejected again – City Press (Western Cape), 12 May 2019.
- Lobby group to fight State on acid pollution – Business Day, 10 May 2019.
- groundWork launched High Court proceedings against Environmental Affairs Minister and the President – www.InfrastructureNe.ws (online), 10 May 2019.
- Environmental group groundWork has launched court proceedings in terms of the Air Quality Act, specifically fingering Eskom and Sasol – Business Day (online), 09 May 2019.
- Court bid to halt environment minister’s doubling of sulphur dioxide emission – Daily Maverick (online), 07 May 2019.
- Government taken to court after doubling coal-emission limits – Bloomberg News (Fin 24 online), 06 May 2019.
- groundWork opposing Minister’s plan to weaken air pollution standards – Engineering News (online, 06 May 2019.
- George Hospital going Green – George Herald, 02 May 2019.
- Protests grow over defamation suits against environmentalists – Moneyweb (online), 24 April 2019.
- Mining activists in SA face death threats, intimidation and harassment – report – Saturday Star, 19 April 2019.
- Mining activists face death threats – Daily Despatch, 18 April 2019.
- SA activists in mining areas harassed – SABC (online) no date, retrieved 18 April 2019.
- “We Know Our Lives are in Danger” – Environment of Fear in South Africa’s Mining- Affected Communities – Polity -(Craemer Media online), 17 April 2019.
- Mining opponents harassed, killed – advocacy groups – Citizen, 17 April 2019.
- Omgewingsaktiviste vrees vir hul lewe, sê verslag – Beeld, 17 April 2019.
- Inga Dam deal is a grand delusion – Mail and Guardian, 12 April 2019.
- Roundup still in South Africa despite cancer fears – Sunday Times, 07 April 2019
- Waste Unit is Rubbish – Witness, 27 March 2019.
- Coal industry now wants licence to destroy Waterberg – IOL (online), 20 March 2019.
- Eskom’s emissions are still deadly – City Press (online), 05 March 2019.
- Your recycling isn’t being recycled – Mail and Guardian, 15 February 2019.
- Make it the #LastStraw to help save planet – Post (KwaZulu-Natal, 13 February 2019.
- Eskom wants to dodge air pollution rules – again – Daily Maverick (online), 11 February 2019.
- FirstRand joins exodus of banks funding new coal-fired power plants – Daily Maverick (online), 03 February 2019.
- Setback for power stations – Citizen, 07 February 2019.
- Coalition welcomes Mpumalanga MEC’s decision to not exclude properties from the Mabola protected area – Engineering News (online), 29 January 2019.
- Mabola Coal Mining Project Unravels – Unlikely To Go Ahead – Green Building Africa (online), 29 January 2019.
- ESKOM operates on outdated model – OFM (online), 19 January 2019.
- Smoke Danger from ongoing Dump Fire – Natal Witness, 17 January 2019.
