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‘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…
DFFE weighing N2 Wild Coast compliance notice eight months after inspection
The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) is weighing a compliance notice against Sanral after inspectors found serious environmental non-compliance,…
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