Green Connection

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…

Women activists are pushing for an inclusive energy policy in South Africa, challenging the government’s gas plans and advocating for renewables

Oil spill risks and climate concerns have sparked legal action against the government and the global energy company

NGO’s should not have “unfettered veto powers” over development in South Africa, according to the minister

Environmental groups call for more involvement as the draft does not provide viable solutions to energy poverty or address transformation

Civil society organisations say the decision comes as a disappointment

Karpowership says it is ‘bringing on additional specialists and resources’ in revised process

Concentrate on renewable energy, rather than putting the sensitive habitats and species, whales at risk by drilling exploration wells

Searcher Seismic says it will suffer ‘catastrophic’ financial prejudice from the interdict, but small scale fishers say they will suffer significant irreversible harm to their…

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

Fourteen applicants, including small-scale fishers, have filed an urgent application in the Western Cape high court to interdict the Australian-based Searcher Seismic, Searcher…

Environmental group says the government is continuing to push the country towards a climate change disaster

The deep oceans are a fragile final frontier, largely unknown and untouched but mining companies and governments — other than those in Africa — are eying its mineral riches

Environmental organisations want the government to factor the climate change crisis into the proposed legislation

An environment group says its application is a ‘watershed’ case for stopping deep sea exploration