With the decision taken to "phase down" the use of coal by 2030, South Africa's coal industry will certainly have to adapt to a new...

Our article in the December 2021 issue of mining weekly speaks to the global trend towards green energy and sustainable environmental...

The relationship between mineral right holders and landowners or occupants throughout several African countries is well-known for being...

NSDV launched an outsourced compliance solution that will assist mining companies doing business in Africa. We prefer people to paper so...

Lawyers and corporate advisors are known for a lot of things, but a seize-the-day sort of disposition wrapped up in hot pink branding...

NSDV Co-founder and Director, Lili Nupen was featured as a business leader by our friends over at Engineering News and Mining Weekly....

Policy-not-law charter judgment going long way towards providing certainty The court judgment that the MiningCharter is policy and not...

Our Director Lili Nupen was featured in the 2021 Sunday Times 'Celebrating Women' supplement. Lili appears alongside industry giants like...

"There should be different regulatory requirements for a company that is prospecting as opposed to a full-scale mining operation." - Lili...

Did you know that NSDV has more female representation that male within the firm? Not only is this unusual in the legal industry, but in...

Are women treated as equals, taken seriously and respected in the same vein as their male counterparts, or does the legislated preference...

“Spend more time with your family and limit working hours to be more productive. Be consistent and be persistent.” This is some of the...

Click here to meet Minnette Le Roux - Principal Environmental Specialist (EAP) and Muhammed Khan - Mining and Environmental Senior...

You won't usually find an Environmental Assessment Practitioner (EAP) in a law or consultancy firm, but as specialist in mining,...

Muhammed Khan has joined the Mining and Environmental Law Department as a Senior Associate. Muhammed has extensive experience in advising...

NSDV's Mining division collaborated on an article that looks at some key developments that the pandemic has had on mining law over the...

ReconAfrica’s oil and gas exploration in the Kavango Basin of Namibia placed a renewed focus on exploration projects adjacent to or...

The South African mining industry is complex and extensively governed by legislation and controlled by regulation, yet still there are...

The Carbon Tax Act 15 of 2019 (“the Act”) finally became law on 1 June 2019. The Act imposes tax on greenhouse gas (“GHG”) emissions. GHG...

recently been included in Band 4 of the Chambers’ Global Rankings for lawyers within the mining space in South South Africa in 2020. The...