The case isn’t only about environmental lawyers and activists being slapped by ‘rapacious’ miners with a series of defamation lawsuits, but about the rule of law
‘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
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’
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
The growth of sectors such as agriculture and mining, which is good for the economy, often causes damage to the natural environment, which in turn hurts people