South Africa: Shell Didn’t Consult Communities Properly About Mining the Wild Coast – but How Much Legal Protection Do South Africans Have?
- June 26, 2024
- Environment & Climate
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[The Conversation Africa] South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal recently dismissed an appeal by Shell, Impact Africa and the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy to overturn a High Court judgment that halted a seismic survey off the country’s pristine Wild Coast. The High Court found that the right to carry out a seismic survey had been granted to Shell and Impact Africa unlawfully. This was because they had failed to adequately consult the Wild Coast’s affected communities, ignoring the communities’ cultural rights and
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