In August 2022, there was delight when the Makhanda High Court ruled out exploration for oil and gas off the Transkei and Algoa coastlines. Since then, coastal indigenous communities have had an uphill fight to prevent their lives from being endangered and disregarded.
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Wild Coast coastal communities and the civil society groups supporting them were delivered a mixed response from the Supreme Court of Appeal this week. Although the appeal by Shell, Impact Africa and the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy of the Makhanda High Court judgement was dismissed, there is still room to find a remedy…
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