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‘No one asked us’: West Coast fishers oppose offshore oil and gas development
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…
Court case challenges SA’s approval of offshore drilling by TotalEnergies
Oil spill risks and climate concerns have sparked legal action against the government and the global energy company
Small-scale fishers take oil exploration fight to high court
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
Call to ‘regulate’ environmentalists as TotalEnergies mulls gas exit
NGOs have been blamed for the threat to the Brulpadda-Luiperd project as South Africa faces the prospect of running out of gas
Draft white paper on sustaining the country’s biodiversity is a bold step but lacks details
The paper recognises the intrinsic value of all ecological systems and inter-relatedness of people and nature — but lacks details on how it will be implemented
Judgment in application to halt Eskom’s gas power plant in Richards Bay reserved
Two environmental organisations have asked the court to stop the authorisation for a 3 000 megawatt gas-to-power plant in Richards Bay
Government, Eskom taken to court over Richards Bay gas power plan
The landmark case marks the first against environmental authorisation for gas power plant in South Africa
‘Times are urgent, let’s slow down’: The groundswell against Shell
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.
Wild Coast communities blast Mantashe’s defence of Shell’s seismic survey
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…
Shell gets go-ahead to proceed with seismic blasting on the Wild Coast
The high court refuses to interdict seismic survey on the basis that ‘irreparable harm’ to marine species not proved
Shell’s seismic survey will cause ‘irreparable harm’ to sea life, including migrating whales along the Wild Coast in December
Shell says commencing now is the “most appropriate step to take”
Urgent interdict filed to block Shell’s Wild Coast seismic survey
Shell’s 3D seismic survey is set to begin on Wednesday. But a high court application brought by rights groups to block it will be heard as an urgent matter on Tuesday
Creecy taken to court over oil, gas plan
An environment group says its application is a ‘watershed’ case for stopping deep sea exploration
Eskom’s Richards Bay gas-to-power plant ‘regressive’ for action on climate change, say activists
Two environmental organisations have challenged the environment department’s rejection of the appeal against the project