South Africa’s National Environmental Management: Waste Act. 2008 (NEM:WA) contains provisions applicable to contaminated land. Government officials can identify and deem a parcel of land as an area of high-risk activities, i.e., activities that may result in contamination. Any proposed developments for that area are then subject to remedial steps, including ceasing, modifying or controlling the offending activity; investigating and assessing the impact on the environment; educating employees; inhibiting the movement of pollutants and or otherwise containing them; eliminating sources of pollution; and remedying the effects of pollution.
