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Protesters march during a demonstration in support of Wild Coast communities’ legal battle against Shell’s offshore oil and gas exploration, at the Constitutional Court in Johannesburg. Image credit: Reuters/Alet Pretorius/File Photo

Coal, Oil & Gas

TotalEnergies goes all in on Namibia as SA stays stuck on Orange Basin exploration

3 Aug 2026

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Coal, Oil & Gas

SA's energy needs and environmental protection square off in court

5 Jun 2026

On Monday, fishers and environmental activists picketed outside the Cape High Court on the first day of a case against the government granting environmental authorisation for seismic surveys off the West Coast. Photo: Liezl Human.

Coal, Oil & Gas

Fishers in court to stop West Coast oil search

Liezl Human 2 Jun 2026

Natural gas championed as Africa's transition fuel amid energy crisis

Coal, Oil & Gas

Natural gas championed as Africa's transition fuel amid energy crisis

9 Mar 2026

Fishers in Port Nolloth are opposing TotalEnergies’ bid to explore for gas and oil off the West Coast. Photo: Ashraf Hendricks/GroundUp

Environment & Natural Resources

Court bid to block TotalEnergies gas project off West Coast

7 Nov 2024

TNPA, IDC call for proposals for the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) terminal at the Port of Ngqura

Distribution

TNPA, IDC call for proposals for the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) terminal at the Port of Ngqura

25 Sep 2024

Activists picket outside the High Court in Gqeberha in 2022 against seismic surveys off the Wild Coast. Archive photo: Joseph Chirume / GroundUp

Environmental Law

Wild Coast: Constitutional Court says no to Shell appeal bid

Tania Broughton 28 Aug 2024

Local community members and supporters of Sustaining the Wild Coast and Greenpeace celebrated a court victory outside the Eastern Cape High Court in Makhanda in September 2022. Archive photo: Lucas Nowicki / GroundUp

Environment & Natural Resources

Court asked to stop Shell’s seismic tests once and for all

Tania Broughton 2 Jul 2024

Corporate & Commercial Law

South African appeal court suspends order halting Shell drilling

Wendell Roelf 3 Jun 2024

The green area is where Searcher Geodata will do its seismic survey in 2024. Map from consultant’s environmental assessment report

Environment & Natural Resources

Australian company to start seismic survey off West Coast in January

Steve Kretzmann 7 Dec 2023

Seismic judgment: Court overturns exploration rights granted to Shell

Sustainability

Seismic judgment: Court overturns exploration rights granted to Shell

Tania Broughton 1 Sep 2022

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Environmental Law

Have your say on hydraulic fracturing / fracking

14 Jul 2022

Court bid to stop Shell seismic survey off Wild Coast underway

Environment & Natural Resources

Court bid to stop Shell seismic survey off Wild Coast underway

Tania Broughton 30 May 2022

Western Cape government joins battle over mining

Mining

Western Cape government joins battle over mining

John Yeld 23 Feb 2022

Protest against West Coast seismic blasting ahead of court case

Environment & Natural Resources

Protest against West Coast seismic blasting ahead of court case

Liezl Human 7 Feb 2022

New court case launched to stop Shell's seismic survey on Wild Coast

Environment & Natural Resources

New court case launched to stop Shell's seismic survey on Wild Coast

Tania Broughton 7 Dec 2021

"Go to hell Shell" - protesters

Environment & Natural Resources

"Go to hell Shell" - protesters

Liezl Human 6 Dec 2021

Shell wins court case to start seismic surveys offshore South Africa

Environment & Natural Resources

Shell wins court case to start seismic surveys offshore South Africa

3 Dec 2021

270,000 sign petition to stop Shell's seismic surveys on the Wild Coast

Environment & Natural Resources

270,000 sign petition to stop Shell's seismic surveys on the Wild Coast

25 Nov 2021

Energy & Mining

Replacement NEMA open for comment

Garyn Rapson and Paula-Ann Novotny 2 Sep 2021

Noise pollution is harming sea life, needs to be prioritised, scientists say

Environment & Natural Resources

Noise pollution is harming sea life, needs to be prioritised, scientists say

Sharon Bernstein 5 Feb 2021

Gabriel Mbaga Obiang Lima, Equatorial Guinea's minister of mines and hydrocarbons and Sergey Gorkov, director general and chairman of the board of Rosge

Mining

Equatorial Guinea signs exploration MoU with Rosgeo

23 Oct 2019

Repairs begin on sinkhole-damaged R55

Construction & Engineering

Repairs begin on sinkhole-damaged R55

23 Aug 2018

Shell gets nod to drill wells in SA's Orange basin

Energy

Shell gets nod to drill wells in SA's Orange basin

Siseko Njobeni 20 Oct 2015

Environment & Natural Resources

New Age SA to resume oil‚ gas exploration off Eastern Cape

Sue Blaine 24 Dec 2013