Searcher Seismic
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Oil and gas firms ‘harassed’ out of South Africa, Gwede Mantashe says
Minister tells African Energy Indaba country ‘wants to be island of angels in sea of poverty’
Find the middle ground on seismic surveys, says fishing group
The South African United Fishing Front wants discussions between those ‘for and against’ oil and gas exploration in South Africa’s seas
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…
Seismic surveys on West Coast pose threat to small-scale fishers’ livelihoods and culture
They are worried about the effect of blasting on the snoek fishery, which is the basis of their income
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