Mamphela Ramphele’s party will oppose hydraulic fracturing, a first for a South African political party.
Parliament’s committee on mineral resources says gas and oil should be treated differently to mining.
The fight is no longer about fracking but how it is going to be carried out, writes Sarah Wild.
The sparse and evocative Karoo, a place for artists and soil-tillers, may soon become a place for geologists, scientists, and fracking.
SA government has proposed that companies involved in fracking disclose the chemicals used and adhere to American Petroluem Institute standards.
Julienne du Toit heads off for a Karoo farmstay with her husband Chris Marais and finds lots of nothing — gloriously serene nothing.
Shell’s Karoo fracking plans have catalysed a battle between the government and farmers as well as conservationists like billionaire Johann Rupert.
A US study that links fracking to high concentrations of methane in drinking wells has sparked debate about the technique for extracting natural gas.
A new study released on Monday has shown that "fracking" can pollute drinking water, although it is uncertain the impact this has on human health.
Angie’s G-spot is a makeshift wasps’ nest of metal, wood and stone that comes complete with a natural jacuzzi.
The Democratic Alliance’s federal congress has dropped a contentious resolution greenlighting hydraulic fracking in the Karoo.
The DA is to debate its stance on fracking in the Karoo as a resolution supporting the process has been passed without following correct procedures.
It is not an easy game but if an alternative to culling is found, South Africa’s ostrich industry could take flight.
Nine pages – that is all South Africa got after months of silence over hydraulic fracturing for shale gas in the Karoo.
Not even the most ardent critics are holding out any hope that the moratorium on hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, in the Karoo will be extended.
Existing legislation does not address the legal, environmental and social ramifications of fracking, says David Fig.
The minister of energy has backed fracking for gas in the Karoo, but what could this mean for South Africa’s nuclear ambitions?
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/ 1 December 2011
News that Sasol has decided to postpone its shale gas exploration in the Karoo has been welcomed by the Treasure Karoo Action Group.
The jury is still out on mining shale gas: will the economic benefits outweigh the environmental concerns?
The Advertising Standards Authority are investigating Royal Dutch Shell adverts about hydraulic fracturing, the Treasure Karoo Action Group has said.
Fracking in the Karoo has opened up deep divisions despite the government’s moratorium on all prospecting, pending an investigation into its impact.
As SA presses its suit for the coveted Square Kilometre Array telescope, the science ministry has vowed not to let fracking get in the way of the bid.
Shell is creating the wrong impression by saying shale gas mining is good for South Africa, the Treasure Karoo Action Group said on Tuesday.
Agri SA has welcomed the government’s decision to place a moratorium on licences for shale gas development through hydraulic fracturing in the Karoo.
Stage set for showdown over ‘misleading, biased, unprocedural and unconstitutional’ application.
The Karoo could solve South Africa’s energy problems — but only through an extraction process called fracking that has greens seeing red.
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/ 17 January 2011
Oil major Royal Dutch Shell plans to explore for shale gas in South Africa’s Karoo basin.