The mineral and petroleum resources minister has commissioned a seismic survey for oil and gas in the Karoo Basin
They say the prospecting will harm the environment, animals and marine life
The Eastern Cape high court finds the matter requires ventilation at the supreme court of appeal
Meaningful consultation is not the ticking of a checklist, court says
Voluntarism is not enough to ensure that transnational companies such as Shell consult people likely to be affected by their proposed activities
Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe has slammed those opposing the survey as ‘dishonest and duplicitous’
Between Africa and Europe, is it possible to talk of a win-win partnership, of complementarity and common interests?
‘The government is being taught a lesson,’ says Wild Coast activist of the latest ruling against multinational oil giant Shell
Searcher Seismic says it will suffer ‘catastrophic’ financial prejudice from the interdict, but small scale fishers say they will suffer significant irreversible harm to their livelihoods if the survey proceeds
They can have positive and negative effects, such as restricting small-scale fishers access to the ocean or restoring endemic fauna
The Legal Resources Centre hails court order as stunning victory for indigenous communities along the coast
Fourteen applicants, including small-scale fishers, have filed an urgent application in the Western Cape high court to interdict the Australian-based Searcher Seismic, Searcher Geodata and its seismic vessel BGP Pioneer
The Legal Resources Centre and Richard Spoor Attorneys are heading to court for urgent interdict against Searcher Seismic, an Australian exploration outfit
Shell terminates the contract for seismic testing vessel after a court ruling halts it from exploring the area off the Wild Coast
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’
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
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
Shell SA chair surprised by the scale of opposition to its planned 3D seismic survey
Shell has appointed Shearwater GeoServices to conduct a three-dimensional offshore seismic survey from Morgan Bay to Port St Johns
But the oil and gas giant says it follows international best practice