Court applicants have argued that the company should be required to conduct an environmental impact assessment, based on the best available science, which has advanced considerably since Shell’s permit to conduct seismic surveys was granted
Careful balancing of the pros and cons of seismic surveys show the harm is not worth the lost income that could alleviate hunger and poverty
Minister tells African Energy Indaba country ‘wants to be island of angels in sea of poverty’
The South African United Fishing Front wants discussions between those ‘for and against’ oil and gas exploration in South Africa’s seas
But Greenpeace Africa says the president must let go of ‘gas fantasies’
They are worried about the effect of blasting on the snoek fishery, which is the basis of their income
An environment group says its application is a ‘watershed’ case for stopping deep sea exploration