South Africa: African Coastal Livelihoods Deserve To Be Protected!

SA clams up on its hunt for oil in world’s largest animal migration corridor

The SA government petroleum agency has refused to provide details of its oil and gas exploration project in the world’s largest animal migration path.

South Africa: African Coastal Livelihoods Deserve To Be Protected!

As court hearings unfold this week in the Western Cape High Court, small-scale fishers and coastal communities from across the Northern and Western Cape have united with civil society organisations The Green Connection and Natural Justice (the applicants) to resist oil and gas exploration in Block 5/6/7 - a marine region critical to their survival. Through the legal challenge, the applicants seek a judicial review of the Environmental Authorisat…

Ingquza Hill Municipality Opens Over 100 Coastal Job Opportunities Under EPWP Programme

The Ingquza Hill Local Municipality, in partnership with the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE), has officially opened applications for 100 Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) positions under the Working for the Coast initiative. The jobs are targeted at residents from Ward 23 and Ward 25, covering areas including Mbotyi, Port Grosvenor, Msikaba, and Mkhambathi beaches. The job categories include: 94 General Workers…

South African Communities Fight Against Oil And Gas Exploration In Critical Marine Region » Media Talk Africa

Coastal Communities Unite to Resist Oil and Gas Exploration in South Africa A high-stakes battle is unfolding in the Western […]

SA communities challenge offshore oil project amid legal storm over environmental authorisation - EnviroNews - latest environment news, climate change, renewable energy

As court hearings unfold this week in the Western Cape High Court, small-scale fishers and coastal communities from across the Northern and Western Cape in South Africa have united with civil society organisations, The Green Connection and Natural Justice (the applicants), to resist oil and gas exploration in Block 5/6/7 – a marine region critical to their survival. The Green Connection’s Community Outreach Coordinator, Neville van Rooy, leads …

“African coastal livelihoods deserve to be protected!” – communities challenge offshore oil project amid legal storm over environmental authorisation

Cape Town – As court hearings unfold this week in the Western Cape High Court, small-scale fishers and coastal communities from across the Northern and Western Cape have united with civil society organisations The Green Connection and Natural Justice (the applicants) to resist oil and gas exploration in Block 5/6/7 – a marine region critical […]