‘The government is being taught a lesson,’ says Wild Coast activist of the latest ruling against multinational oil giant Shell
We live in the Earth, not on the Earth, but continuing with an extractive mindset will be the end of us all
Even a country with citizens as fractious and fractured as South Africa is showing signs of unity to save the sea off the Wild Coast.
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Judge Gerald Bloem sustained the argument from affected local communities that the oil giant had failed to consult and to refute their evidence that it would cause lasting harm to marine life
Ignoring the voices of the people they claim to represent, the ANC has veered far from its guiding principles in pursuit of its own financial interest
Groups opposed to multinational’s offshore search for oil and gas say that the energy minister shows his ignorance by blaming white environmentalists for wanting to ‘protect butterflies’
Shell will be the second big firm to depart for London after Unilever last year
Environmental group says the government is continuing to push the country towards a climate change disaster
Communities along the Wild Coast have approached the high court in Makhanda for an urgent interdict to stop Shell from initiating seismic survey operations
The high court refuses to interdict seismic survey on the basis that ‘irreparable harm’ to marine species not proved