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TotalEnergies logos are seen in a gas station in Nice, France. Image credit: Reuters/Eric Gaillard/File Photo

Coal, Oil & Gas

TotalEnergies taken to court in France

America Hernandez and Isaac Anyaogu 2 Jul 2026

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Insurance & Actuarial

Global conflicts reshape insurance risks for South Africa

Sandra Sithole and Raynold Tlhavani 17 Mar 2026

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Environment & Natural Resources

Nigeria and South Africa plan to boost fossil fuel production, risking their climate change pledges

Emily Ghosh and Derik Broekhoff 13 Jan 2026

Corporate & Commercial Law

Nigeria pulls plug on TotalEnergies' $860m asset sale to Chappal Energies

Isaac Anyaogu and America Hernandez 25 Sep 2025

Image credit: The Green Connection

Coal, Oil & Gas

South African environmental groups push to block Shell’s new wells – how world court opinion might help

Angela van der Berg 10 Sep 2025

Coal, Oil & Gas

Western Cape court halts TotalEnergies' offshore drilling over EIA failings

14 Aug 2025

Image credit: Jen Dries on Unsplash

Environment & Natural Resources

Protecting penguins: New offshore regulations open for comment

1 Jul 2025

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Environment & Natural Resources

South Africa’s penguins are worth billions, experts say

Michael Cherry 18 Mar 2025

Circular Economy & Waste Management

New pollution law to increase protection of oceans

28 Jan 2025

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Climate Change

Polluters must pay: How COP29 can make this a reality

Llewellyn Leonard 4 Nov 2024

The minister and deputy minister of minerals and petroleum resources addressed the media at Africa Oil Week 2024.

Coal, Oil & Gas

Mantashe publishes Petroleum Products Bill for public comment

Lindsey Schutters 22 Oct 2024

Energy

Shell joins international sell-off of Nigeria onshore oil and gas holdings

Ron Bousso 17 Jan 2024

The massive (330m x 61m x 33.5m) Egina Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel is a spread moored FPSO connected through a subsea production system to 44 wells (21 oil producers and 23 water injectors) via umbilicals, flow lines and risers. Source: TotalEnergies

Coal, Oil & Gas

TotalEnergies says Nigeria Egina offshore oil spill is under control

Camillus Eboh 23 Nov 2023

Coal, Oil & Gas

South Africa gives go-ahead for TotalEnergies offshore drilling

Wendell Roelf 2 Oct 2023

One litre of oil can pollute a million litres of water. Source: Tim Mossholder/Unsplash

Maintenance

Miwa needs your help to fight pollution

20 Jul 2023

Source: Reuters/Toby Melville

Coal, Oil & Gas

Nigeria investigates Shell's Trans Niger pipeline spill

Tife Owolabi 27 Jun 2023

Nigeria needs $12bn to clean up Bayelsa oil spills - report

Coal, Oil & Gas

Nigeria needs $12bn to clean up Bayelsa oil spills - report

MacDonald Dzirutwe 16 May 2023

Nigerians accuse Shell of delay in oil spill London lawsuits

Coal, Oil & Gas

Nigerians accuse Shell of delay in oil spill London lawsuits

Sam Tobin 5 Apr 2023

An overview of the Niger delta where signs of oil spills can be seen in the water in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, 1 August 2018. Reuters/Ron Bousso/File Photo

Environmental Law

Nigerian communities file damages claim against Shell in London court

MacDonald Dzirutwe 2 Feb 2023

Retail Marketing

Ye and Adidas break up: Why brand marriages sometimes go bad

Pankhuri Malhotra 10 Nov 2022

Shell says its Nigeria asset sale not affected by court ruling

Coal, Oil & Gas

Shell says its Nigeria asset sale not affected by court ruling

Camillus Eboh, Tife Owolabi, and MacDonald Dzirutwe 22 Jun 2022

Shell 2021 oil spills in Nigeria double in volume

Coal, Oil & Gas

Shell 2021 oil spills in Nigeria double in volume

6 Apr 2022

Shell stopped from selling Nigerian assets until $2bn appeal decided

Coal, Oil & Gas

Shell stopped from selling Nigerian assets until $2bn appeal decided

Camillus Eboh 15 Mar 2022

New project aims to use automated tech to monitor marine pollution

Circular Economy & Waste Management

New project aims to use automated tech to monitor marine pollution

31 Jan 2022

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Railway

Kenya's huge railway project is causing environmental damage. Here's how

29 Jun 2021

Communities protest drilling

Coal, Oil & Gas

Organisations object to offshore oil and gas drilling

24 Aug 2020

New coastal by-laws for Cape Town

Environmental Law

New coastal by-laws for Cape Town

28 May 2020

Oil smeared fishboats on oily mud in the river during low tide at K-Dere, near Bodo in the Niger Delta region Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP via Getty Images

Coal, Oil & Gas

How oil and water create a complex conflict in the Niger Delta

Abosede Omowumi Babatunde 23 Apr 2020

LE South Africa introduces oil-spill-eating enzyme technology

Sustainable Farming

LE South Africa introduces oil-spill-eating enzyme technology

8 Nov 2019

Ships' risky fuel transfers are threatening African Penguins

Environment & Natural Resources

Ships' risky fuel transfers are threatening African Penguins

Peter Ryan, Katrin Ludynia and Lorien Pichegru 4 Sep 2019

Listeners in Algoa country rally to protect Algoa Bay

ESG

Listeners in Algoa country rally to protect Algoa Bay

Issued by Algoa FM 23 Jul 2019

Kenya is ill-prepared for the environmental, health and safety impacts that accompany oil production. Signature Message/Shutterstock

Mining

What Kenya needs to do to better protect those working in the oil sector

Melba K Wasunna 25 Oct 2018

How to create the ultimate home office, optimising concentration and productivity

Residential Property

How to create the ultimate home office, optimising concentration and productivity

24 Oct 2018

Microplastics. Image by Oregon State University, CC BY-SA 2.0,

Circular Economy & Waste Management

We are guinea pigs in a worldwide experiment on microplastics

John Meeker 15 Aug 2018

New SA body established to manage marine pollution

Circular Economy & Waste Management

New SA body established to manage marine pollution

9 Jul 2018

Shell, ENI accused of negligence over Nigeria oil spills

Energy

Shell, ENI accused of negligence over Nigeria oil spills

19 Mar 2018

Anger in Nigeria's south over oil spill clean-up delay

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Anger in Nigeria's south over oil spill clean-up delay

26 Jun 2017

10 nominees for Innovation Prize for Africa 2017

Marketing & Media

10 nominees for Innovation Prize for Africa 2017

19 Jun 2017

Oil attacks in 2016 cost Nigeria up to $100bn: minister

Mining

Oil attacks in 2016 cost Nigeria up to $100bn: minister

16 Feb 2017

Environment & Natural Resources

Global warming is top threat to polar bears

11 Jan 2017

Algae may be the answer to world's food problems

Food Security

Algae may be the answer to world's food problems

JP Géné 1 Sep 2016

Dutch courts to judge Shell in landmark oil spill case

Environmental Law

Dutch courts to judge Shell in landmark oil spill case

22 Dec 2015

Discourse of environmental issues has been hijacked

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

Discourse of environmental issues has been hijacked

Melissa Baird 18 Mar 2015

No golf for salvage expert Nick Sloane

Shipping

No golf for salvage expert Nick Sloane

14 Jul 2014

Shipping

The cargo ship researching the pollution of its own industry

18 Jun 2013

Marine legislation needs urgent improvement - WWF-SA

GreenBiz

Marine legislation needs urgent improvement - WWF-SA

7 Jun 2013

Government to shift control of patrol vessels

Maritime

Government to shift control of patrol vessels

21 May 2013

Shipping

Seli 1 wreck reduction well underway

15 Mar 2013

Government assault debilitates Venezuelan private press

Media

Government assault debilitates Venezuelan private press

31 Aug 2012

Public invited to comment on draft management plan for African Penguin

Wildlife management

Public invited to comment on draft management plan for African Penguin

22 Aug 2012