The applicants are challenging a government decision that could pave the way for oil exploration in the Deep-Water Orange Basin off the west coast

The first Fisher People’s Tribunal paints a picture of small-scale fishing communities under pressure from exploration and mining, conservation, and the government

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…

KwaNibela residents rely on the fish and reeds they harvest within the protected iSimangaliso Wetland Park. But authorities consider this poaching, threatening the community’s…

They are worried about the effect of blasting on the snoek fishery, which is the basis of their income

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…

Communities along the Wild Coast have approached the high court in Makhanda for an urgent interdict to stop Shell from initiating seismic survey operations

Department of forestry, fisheries and the environment says there could be criminal charges

Final EIAs for controversial Karpowership projects submitted to environment minister Barbara Creecy