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The North Gauteng High Court ruling halts the government’s plans to build new coal-fired power stations. Photo: File
CANCELCOAL

International Court of Justice and #CancelCoal case rulings help protect children’s rights

The decisions give priority to children’s right to a healthy environment, affecting the government’s coal-power plans

  • Luvo Mnyobe
4 min read
A judicial review heard in the Western Cape high court this week has questioned the environmental authorisation process for TotalEnergies’ offshore oil and gas exploration rights between Cape Town and Cape Agulhas. (Chesnot/Getty Images)
CONSTITUTION

TotalEnergies: Who really benefits from regulating environmental NGOs in South Africa?

Silencing civil society’s voice threatens the country’s democracy — and the General Intelligence Laws Amendment Bill could be misused to do just this

  • Neil Overy
5 min read
Protestors at the Waterfront waiting the arrival of the ship Amazon Warrior. They are against the planned Shell seismic survey for oil and gas in the ocean on November 21, 2021 in Cape Town, South Africa. It is reported that Shell has announced that it will carry out a three-dimensional seismic survey in search of oil and gas deposits from Morgan Bay to Port St Johns off the Wild Coast. (Brenton Geach/Gallo Images via Getty Images)
AUKATOWA SMALL SCALE FISHERIES COOPERATIVE

West Coast fishers hail court victory halting seismic survey

The Legal Resources Centre hails court order as stunning victory for indigenous communities along the coast

  • Sheree Bega
6 min read