From Doringbaai to Port Nolloth, West Coast communities are pushing back against mining and offshore oil and gas expansion. Residents, activists and fishers say consultation…
The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company is in advanced talks to acquire Shell’s South African downstream assets. The deal could reshape the country’s fuel retail sector and deepen…
Marikana was a precursor to Stifontein and show the lengths to which the state would go to punish people in protection of corporate interests, particularly in the mining industry
The mineral and petroleum resources minister has commissioned a seismic survey for oil and gas in the Karoo Basin
The deputy finance minister also says liberalising the energy sector is key to growing the economy
M&A activity in South Africa experienced a sharp decline in 2023 and a rebound in 2024 is only plausible after the elections
The petrochemical giant is divesting from its South African downstream business
She and Sinegugu Zukulu successfully took on Shell in landmark court victory to stop seismic testing on the Wild Coast
After a 30-year battle, we defeated Shell, limiting environmental pollution, but our gains haven’t translated into practical benefits
It is evident that the country needs a reworked mining and environmental management regulation framework
Must we choose between short-term well-being and long-term environmental damage?
The Eastern Cape high court finds the matter requires ventilation at the supreme court of appeal
After 60 years of air pollution by oil refineries, it will take Wentworth residents at least two generations to reverse epigenetic changes.
Meaningful consultation is not the ticking of a checklist, court says
Court applicants have argued that the company should be required to conduct an environmental impact assessment, based on the best available science, which has advanced…
Voluntarism is not enough to ensure that transnational companies such as Shell consult people likely to be affected by their proposed activities
Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe has slammed those opposing the survey as ‘dishonest and duplicitous’
Exploration has brought income inequality and poverty to people in Mauritius, Mozambique and Nigeria.
There’s always a risk of due diligence becoming a mere box-ticking exercise for big firms, panel discussion hears
Millennials are actively supporting businesses with sound ESG principles, and boycotting those without
