{
  "id": 2863990,
  "title": "SHROUDED IN SECRECY: Five years of silence — who is assessing the assessors of SA’s environmental future?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/shrouded-in-secrecy-five-years-of-silence-who-is-assessing-the",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-23T20:50:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Maverick",
    "slug": "daily-maverick",
    "url": "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-08-23-five-years-of-silence-who-is-assessing-the-assessors-of-sa-s-environmental-future/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Five years of silence have surrounded the issue of assessing the assessors of South Africa's environmental future. The Environmental Assessment Practitioners Association of South Africa (Eapasa) is responsible for regulating around 2,600 professionals who assess and approve mandatory environmental impact assessments (EIAs). However, unlike other regulatory bodies such as the Legal Practice Council and the Engineering Council of South Africa, Eapasa has kept quiet on disciplinary matters involving its members. This lack of transparency has raised questions about the regulation of environmental practitioners in the country.",
  "summary": "While legal and engineering bodies publicly log disciplined members, South Africa's environmental assessment regulator faces questions over years of silence regarding professional misconduct and sanctions.",
  "key_points": [
    "Eapasa regulates 2,600 environmental assessors in South Africa.",
    "Eapasa has maintained silence on disciplinary matters.",
    "Lack of transparency raises questions about regulation."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}