South African Iron and Steel Institute and Others v Speaker of the National Assembly and Others [2023] ZACC 18 (26 June 2023)

Traditional and Khoi-San Leadership Act 3 of 2019 — constitutionally invalid — sections 59(1)(a), 72(1)(a) and 118(1)(a) of the Constitution — National Assembly — National Council of Provinces and provincial legislatures

Public involvement — public hearings — reasonableness

Environmental law – protection of environment – prohibition
against undertaking identified activities without authorisation – nature and
scope of the powers of environmental authorities – pre-existing activities prior
to enactment of Environmental Conservation Act 73 of 1989 as well as
National Environment Management Act 107 of 1998 (NEMA) that have not
been declared as identified activities not subject to the strictures of NEMA
and National Environment Management Waste Act 59 of 2008 (NEM:WA) –
Basic Oxygen Furnace slag that is not unwanted or rejected or abandoned not
constituting waste as defined in NEM:WA – waste management licence in
terms of s 49(1)(a) of NEM:WA not required in order to deal with such slag.