A coalition of KwaZulu-Natal coastal organisations is calling for the withdrawal of SA Lithium’s Highbury Mine expansion near Umzumbe, citing alleged legal flaws, water risks, biodiversity loss and inadequate public participation in the environmental assessment process
From Doringbaai to Port Nolloth, West Coast communities are pushing back against mining and offshore oil and gas expansion. Residents, activists and fishers say consultation processes fail local people while environmental degradation and economic inequality continue to deepen
The applicants are challenging a government decision that could pave the way for oil exploration in the Deep-Water Orange Basin off the west coast
The booming, lucrative and often illicit trade in sea cucumbers, seahorses and fish maws threatens species and coastal communities