Port St Johns
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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
Port St Johns flood victims left adrift by authorities
Waters have subsided but residents of the Eastern Cape town are still battling to rebuild their lives
Shell, Mantashe lose bid to appeal Wild Coast seismic survey judgment
‘The government is being taught a lesson,’ says Wild Coast activist of the latest ruling against multinational oil giant Shell
Wild Coast communities blast Mantashe’s defence of Shell’s seismic survey
Groups opposed to multinational’s offshore search for oil and gas say that the energy minister shows his ignorance by blaming white environmentalists for wanting to ‘protect…
Shell seismic ops: ‘Our ancestors’ blood was spilt protecting the land and sea’
Communities along the Wild Coast have approached the high court in Makhanda for an urgent interdict to stop Shell from initiating seismic survey operations
Shell gets go-ahead to proceed with seismic blasting on the Wild Coast
The high court refuses to interdict seismic survey on the basis that ‘irreparable harm’ to marine species not proved
Shell’s seismic survey will cause ‘irreparable harm’ to sea life, including migrating whales along the Wild Coast in December
Shell says commencing now is the “most appropriate step to take”
Urgent interdict filed to block Shell’s Wild Coast seismic survey
Shell’s 3D seismic survey is set to begin on Wednesday. But a high court application brought by rights groups to block it will be heard as an urgent matter on Tuesday
Shell’s Wild Coast exploration draws mounting public ire
Shell SA chair surprised by the scale of opposition to its planned 3D seismic survey
EFF wets feet in Port St Johns
Dali Mpofu shows that he can get down and dirty
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Building SA’s coastline for leisure activities may harm the protection of sea life
120 000 jobs will be created by 2030, but conservationists warn of harm from a history of SA’s noncompliance with environmental regulations.
Another surfer killed in shark attack in Port St Johns
A surfer was killed by a shark at Second Beach near Port St Johns in the Eastern Cape on Saturday, Surfing South Africa said.
Tiger shark kills lifeguard off Port St Johns
A 27-year-old lifeguard died after he was attacked by a shark at a beach in Port St Johns on Sunday, a media report said on Monday.