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Celebrating 25 Years of Legal Excellence with Doctor Cithi
Celebrating 25 Years of Legal Excellence with Doctor Cithi

Tabacks is celebrating 25 years of legal excellence, shaped by resilience, reinvention and enduring client trust.

To mark the milestone, we share reflections from the partners who have helped shape the firm. this edition speak to Director of the Employment practice Doctor Cithi, who shares his experience as a leading practitioner.

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InsightsTabacks13 March 2026Doctor Cithi, Employment
Draft Waste Exemption regulations published under NEMWA
Draft Waste Exemption regulations published under NEMWA

Draft regulations under NEMWA aim to formalise the process for waste exemption applications and introduce new procedural requirements.

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Insights, Legal UpdatesMelissa Grobbelaar12 March 2026Melissa Grobbelaar, James Cross, Liezl Sterne, Environmental Health & Safety
COIDA regulatory changes to inspection, claims prescription and return-to-work measures
COIDA regulatory changes to inspection, claims prescription and return-to-work measures

New regulations strengthen compliance and oversight within the Compensation Fund system.

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Insights, Legal UpdatesLiezl Sterne09 March 2026Melissa Grobbelaar, James Cross, Liezl Sterne, Environmental Health & Safety
New Persistent Organic Pollutants listed under the Stockholm Convention
New Persistent Organic Pollutants listed under the Stockholm Convention

On 16 February 2026, the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) issued a notice informing industries and interested stakeholders of three newly listed Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) for elimination under the Stockholm Convention.

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Insights, Legal UpdatesMelissa Grobbelaar05 March 2026Melissa Grobbelaar, James Cross, Liezl Sterne, Environmental Health & Safety
Draft NEMA Code of Conduct for environmental inspectors published for comment
Draft NEMA Code of Conduct for environmental inspectors published for comment

The Code outlines the ethical and professional standards for inspectors exercising enforcement powers under environmental legislation.

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Insights, Legal UpdatesMelissa Grobbelaar16 February 2026Melissa Grobbelaar, James Cross, Liezl Sterne, Environmental Health & Safety
New NEMWA norms and standards for health care risk waste proposed
New NEMWA norms and standards for health care risk waste proposed

The Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment has published draft national norms and standards under NEMWA regulating the transportation, storage and treatment of health care risk waste for public comment.

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Insights, Legal UpdatesMelissa Grobbelaar05 February 2026Melissa Grobbelaar, James Cross, Liezl Sterne, Environmental Health & Safety
Correction notice issued to the NCOP for training providers of lifting machine operators
Correction notice issued to the NCOP for training providers of lifting machine operators

The Correction Notice introduces several important amendments that directly affect training providers and the implementation of the NCOP.

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Insights, Legal UpdatesMelissa Grobbelaar05 February 2026Melissa Grobbelaar, James Cross, Liezl Sterne, Environmental Health & Safety
Celebrating 25 Years of Legal Excellence with James Cross
Celebrating 25 Years of Legal Excellence with James Cross

Tabacks is celebrating 25 years of legal excellence, shaped by resilience, reinvention and enduring client trust.

To mark the milestone, we share reflections from the partners who have helped shape the firm. We begin with Managing Partner James Cross, who reflects on leadership, longevity and the road ahead.

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InsightsTabacks02 February 2026James Cross, Environmental Health & Safety
DFFE calls for mandatory waste management licence applications
DFFE calls for mandatory waste management licence applications

Notice to Apply for a Waste Management Licence as well as Regulations relating to the procedure to be followed to apply for a Waste Management Licence.

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Insights, Legal UpdatesLiezl Sterne12 December 2025Melissa Grobbelaar, James Cross, Liezl Sterne, Environmental Health & Safety
New NWA groundwater protection regulations proposed
New NWA groundwater protection regulations proposed

Proposed Regulations for the Protection and Management of Groundwater Resources published in terms of the National Water Act 36 of 1998.

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Insights, Legal UpdatesLiezl Sterne12 December 2025Melissa Grobbelaar, James Cross, Liezl Sterne, Environmental Health & Safety
Proposed Expansion of Waterberg Bojanala Priority Area Boundaries
Proposed Expansion of Waterberg Bojanala Priority Area Boundaries

Publication of the proposed expansion of the boundaries of the declared Waterberg Bojanala Priority Area in terms of the National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act 39 of 2004 (“NEMAQA”).

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Insights, Legal UpdatesLiezl Sterne02 September 2025Melissa Grobbelaar, James Cross, Liezl Sterne, Environmental Health & Safety
Proposed Amendments to NEMAQA's Emission Standards
Proposed Amendments to NEMAQA's Emission Standards

Publication of the proposed Amendments to the listed activities and associated minimum emission standards identified in terms of the NEMAQA.

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Insights, Legal UpdatesLiezl Sterne02 September 2025Melissa Grobbelaar, James Cross, Liezl Sterne, Environmental Health & Safety
Invitation for public comments on draft General Machinery Regulations, 2025
Invitation for public comments on draft General Machinery Regulations, 2025

On 22 August the Minister of Employment and Labour published the draft General Machinery Regulations, 2025 for public comment.

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Insights, Legal UpdatesLiezl Sterne26 August 2025Melissa Grobbelaar, James Cross, Liezl Sterne, Environmental Health & Safety
The Labour Court reinforces Restraint of Trade protections
The Labour Court reinforces Restraint of Trade protections

The Labour Court affirms the enforceability of a restraint of trade and confidentiality agreement, clarifying that it applies regardless of whether a former employee solicited customers or was approached by them.

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InsightsDoctor Cithi05 August 2025Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Employment, Doctor Cithi, Sibusiso Mlangeni
Publication of the Draft National Greenhouse Gas Carbon Budget and Mitigation Plan Regulations
Publication of the Draft National Greenhouse Gas Carbon Budget and Mitigation Plan Regulations

On 1 August 2025, the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment published two notices for public comment under the Climate Change Act 22 of 2024.

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Insights, Legal UpdatesMelissa Grobbelaar05 August 2025Melissa Grobbelaar, James Cross, Liezl Sterne, Environmental Health & Safety
New health & mental well-being guidance for South African mining
New health & mental well-being guidance for South African mining

Effective 1 November 2025, SA mining employers will follow new guidance on NCD and mental health management.

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Insights, Legal UpdatesMelissa Grobbelaar21 July 2025Melissa Grobbelaar, James Cross, Liezl Sterne, Environmental Health & Safety
Mandatory Codes of Practice: Mine Health & Safety Guidelines
Mandatory Codes of Practice: Mine Health & Safety Guidelines

Effective October 1, 2025, new guidelines under the MHSA mandate Codes of Practice for Change Management and Fire Prevention in mining.

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Insights, Legal UpdatesMelissa Grobbelaar25 June 2025Melissa Grobbelaar, James Cross, Liezl Sterne, Environmental Health & Safety
High Court clarifies regulatory scope of Gas Act in Tetra4 v NERSA
High Court clarifies regulatory scope of Gas Act in Tetra4 v NERSA

Significant judgment from the Pretoria High Court in Tetra4 refines the regulatory environment for upstream gas production.

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Employment Team03 June 2025
The Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in South Africa
The Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in South Africa

South African law does not automatically recognise foreign judgments; instead, enforcement is generally governed by established common-law principles that impose specific legal requirements on the judgment creditor.

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InsightsCarl Coetzee29 May 2025Carl Coetzee, Litigation & Dispute Resolution
Call for Comments: Draft MPRD Bill, 2025
Call for Comments: Draft MPRD Bill, 2025

Call for comments: publication of the Draft Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Bill, 2025 for public comment.

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Insights, Legal UpdatesMelissa Grobbelaar23 May 2025Melissa Grobbelaar, James Cross, Liezl Sterne, Environmental Health & Safety
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