APHIWE DEKLERK Mineral resources minister Gwede Mantashe says opposition to Shell’s seismic survey off the Wild Coast is another “Nongqawuse moment” for the province. Speaking in his capacity as ANC chairperson, Mantashe warned against…
East London residents braved the rain last Sunday to stand in solidarity at the Nahoon Lifesavers Shack and protest Shell’s ongoing seismic blasting of the Wild Coast. Shell has employed the Shearwater GeoServices ship Amazon Warrior to…
ASANDA NINI While it supports Shell’s move to carry out seismic blasting on the Wild Coast, the Eastern Cape government intends to meet the oil giant’s bosses to raise concerns voiced in a spate of public protests across the country…
STAFF REPORTER Shell faces an urgent interdict to stop it from seismic blasting on the ecologically sensitive and biodiverse Wild Coast. A local deep sea angling club and ski-boat club have joined forces with two powerful international…
By Tony Carnie Taxpayers could be saddled with a massive pollution clean-up bill – bigger than the acid mine pollution problem in Gauteng – unless government acts quickly to set up a team of properly skilled inspectors to monitor and…