The Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism invites members of the public and interested and affected persons to report on any of the following incidents:

• Tip-offs Anonymous on Workplace dishonesty is the Department of Environmental Affairs & Tourism’s independent hotline service provider, designed to help to report workplace dishonesty, while remaining totally anonymous. Tip-offs’ serves as a valuable practical deterrent tool against dishonest, inappropriate or unacceptable behaviour within our department. Members of the public and interested and affected persons may contact the following number to report any such incident:

O800 116 110

• Tip-offs on Contraventions of Environmental Legislation
  Members of the public and any interested and affected persons may report any contraventions of environmental legislation or permits, including the dumping, burying or burning of any kind of waste; any soil or air pollution; the acquisition, sale, storage, transport and spillage of hazardous chemical waste as well as any unauthorized development by contacting:
  

  0800 205 005
  
  

• Visit the Environmental Managent Inspectorate Website at www.emi.gov.za

  

• Tip-off on Environmental Emergency Incidents
  Environmental emergency incidents are unplanned events that can cause, or have the potential to cause serious damage to people’s health and the environment. Emergency incidents will include spillage of hazardous chemicals, leakage of noxious gases, gas explosions, uncontrolled fires and oil spillages.
• Click the icon to download the NEMA Section 30 Report Form to report environmental emergency incidents
  
  
  

The Departments of Environmental Affairs and Tourism has a legal obligation to record such events and to minimise the risk of future occurrences. You are requested to assist the Department in this regard by reporting such incidents to Emergency-Reporting@deat.gov.za or call:

(012) 310 3718

Reports should specify the following important information:

• The location of the incident.
• The time of the incident.
• Brief description of the incident.
  
  
  

You may leave your contact details so that you can be contacted for more information.

Lets work together to protect our environment and improve our quality of life!!