Image: Centre for Environmental Rights By Ezile MadlalaFirst published on African Law Matters On 28 and 29 May 2025, the Centre for Applied Legal Studies, Lawyers for Human Rights, and the Alternative Information & Development Centre co-hosted the seventh Annual Regional Binding Treaty Indaba in Johannesburg. The event brought together mining-affected communities, civil society groups, Read more >
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Image: groundWork A new policy brief, published by Corruption Watch (CW) under the auspices of the Rallying Efforts to Accelerate Progress in Africa (REAP) project, calls for the enactment of Interim Protection of Informal Land Rights Act of 1996 (IPILRA) regulations for obtaining free, prior, and informed consent (FPIC), thus emphasising the importance of meaningful Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS
By Refilwe Chulu Corporations have increasingly become a threat to human rights over the years. There are several reasons for this, such as corporate goals and targets, which can mean that human rights get overridden so that targets may be reached, harmful operational activities such as excessive use of water or damage to housing, or Read more >
PRESS RELEASES
Corruption Watch (CW) will embark on a four-day series of community engagements in Mpumalanga from Tuesday 4 – Friday 7 October 2022, with a focus on how mining operations affect various communities in the province. These engagements fall under the European Union Rallying Efforts to Accelerate Progress project (EU REAP), of which CW is the Read more >
PRESS RELEASES
Corruption Watch (CW) will embark on a three-day series of community engagements in KwaZulu-Natal from Tuesday 27 – Thursday 29 September 2022, with a focus on how coal-mining operations affect various communities in the province. These engagements fall under the European Union Rallying Efforts to Accelerate Progress project (EU REAP), of which CW is the Read more >
PRESS RELEASES
Corruption Watch (CW) will embark on a week-long series of community engagements in the Free State province from Tuesday 6 – Friday 9 September 2022, with a focus on how mining operations affect those communities. These engagements form part of the interventions that fall under the European Union Rallying Efforts to Accelerate Progress project (EU Read more >
CORRUPTION NEWS
Corruption Watch (CW) has put out a call for research and policy papers in relation to its Project Larona, an initiative that aims to help address income and wealth inequality related to land rights, land reform, and access to natural resources, by ensuring that those living in traditional areas are able to have a greater Read more >