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Marine heritage is not for sale
The Constitutional Court's landmark ruling halting Shell’s exploration on the Wild Coast is more than a legal victory—it is a vital affirmation of living heritage, community…
‘People over profits’: Constitutional Court deals blow to Shell’s Wild Coast plans
The Constitutional Court has delivered a significant blow to Shell and Impact Africa's Wild Coast exploration plans, setting aside their exploration right. The court found that…
Peer-to-peer learning in early childhood development is a winning strategy
Learning is not a top-down process but rather one where people come together share insights, debate and develop solutions to problems
Courts temporarily halted Shell’s exploration but fracking in Karoo gets Mantashe’s nod
The mineral and petroleum resources minister has commissioned a seismic survey for oil and gas in the Karoo Basin
‘When you destroy the ocean you destroy us,’ says SA Goldman environmental prize winner Nonhle Mbuthuma
She and Sinegugu Zukulu successfully took on Shell in landmark court victory to stop seismic testing on the Wild Coast
SA must end Slapp suits, says environmental lawyer
He is one of six defendants who this week an reached out-of-court settlement with an Australian mining company in a long-running defamation battle
Power play: The energy conundrum facing South Africa — and the world
Must we choose between short-term well-being and long-term environmental damage?
Shell, Mantashe, Impact Africa granted leave to appeal Wild Coast seismic survey ruling
The Eastern Cape high court finds the matter requires ventilation at the supreme court of appeal
High court sets aside Shell seismic survey greenlit by Gwede Mantashe
Meaningful consultation is not the ticking of a checklist, court says
Shell v Wild Coast: Science, research and erring on the side of caution
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…
OPINION| Due diligence needs to be more than a box-ticking exercise
Voluntarism is not enough to ensure that transnational companies such as Shell consult people likely to be affected by their proposed activities
Court hears challenge by Wild Coast residents fighting Shell’s seismic survey
Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe has slammed those opposing the survey as ‘dishonest and duplicitous’
OPINION | Gwede Mantashe, like Nongqawuse, is the false prophet of oil and gas prosperity
Exploration has brought income inequality and poverty to people in Mauritius, Mozambique and Nigeria.
How laws can be bolstered to stop the human rights box-ticking of big corporates
There’s always a risk of due diligence becoming a mere box-ticking exercise for big firms, panel discussion hears
OPINION| Wretched zones of the damned in South Africa
Durban and the eThekwini region was in decline – fuelled by corruption and political killings – before the deadly floods sank it