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ESG Africa Conference SMME Workshop: Your compliance roadmap: What SMMEs need to work with corporates

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Eskom's gas power project faces setback as court annuls permit

About 200 activists marched to the Constitutional Court in Johannesburg on Tuesday to support Wild Coast communities opposing seismic surveys and oil exploration rights granted to Shell and Impact Africa. Photo: Ihsaan Haffejee

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Eskom's gas power project faces setback as court annuls permit

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About 200 activists marched to the Constitutional Court in Johannesburg on Tuesday to support Wild Coast communities opposing seismic surveys and oil exploration rights granted to Shell and Impact Africa. Photo: Ihsaan Haffejee

Activists march against Shell’s oil exploration

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