South Africa’s offshore oil push meets grassroots resistance in court
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Layers of red dust coat South Africa’s Saldanha Bay, a legacy of the one billion-plus tonnes of iron ore exported from what was once a quiet coastal fishing town in the 1970s. Now the government wants to turn this area into the “oil and gas hub of South Africa”, but opposition from local communities and civil society could force a change of plan.
Since 2014 South Africa has developed a strategy for taking “full advantage” of its marine resources, known as Operati
Since 2014 South Africa has developed a strategy for taking “full advantage” of its marine resources, known as Operati
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