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From Doringbaai to Port Nolloth, West Coast communities are pushing back against mining and offshore oil and gas expansion. (Liezl Human/Groundup)
ATLANTIC OCEAN

‘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…

  • Milan Burnett
9 min read
Trans Hex mining the beaches for diamonds near Doringbaai on the West Coast in September last year. This particular operation has since been stopped. Photo: Sacha Specker/Protect the West Coast
DORINGBAAI

Court challenge to 30-year extension of West Coast diamond mining rights

The first part of the application will be heard on Tuesday

  • John Yeld
8 min read