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High court order halting West Coast seismic survey remains in place
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…
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
West Coast seismic battle heads to court
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…
Battlelines drawn over new seismic survey on the West Coast
The Legal Resources Centre and Richard Spoor Attorneys are heading to court for urgent interdict against Searcher Seismic, an Australian exploration outfit
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
Tshiamiso Trust makes due on silicosis payout
Beneficiaries will now be able to apply to get money from the settlement almost two years after the Johannesburg high court ruled on the matter.