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‘Africa will fry’ – Durban climate activists picket against oil and gas exploration

Our Burning Planet

‘Africa will fry’ – Durban climate activists picket against oil and gas exploration

By Benita Enoch

Small-scale Western Cape fishers call for halt to gas and oil exploration

South Africa

Small-scale Western Cape fishers call for halt to gas and oil exploration

By Vincent Lali for GroundUp

Criminal acts, sabotage and corruption see endless rate of oil spills in Niger Delta outpacing clean-up efforts

Africa

Criminal acts, sabotage and corruption see endless rate of oil spills in Niger Delta outpacing clean-up efforts

By Oluwole Ojewale and Alize le Roux for ISS Today

Wild Coast offshore exploration: Evidence points to ill effects of seismic surveys on marine life - conservation strategist

South Africa

Wild Coast offshore exploration: Evidence points to ill effects of seismic surveys on marine life - conservation strategist

By Tembile Sgqolana

Planned seismic survey by Shell has kicked up a storm in South Africa. Here’s an explainer

South Africa

Planned seismic survey by Shell has kicked up a storm in South Africa. Here’s an explainer

By Mia Wege, Barend Erasmus, Christel Dorothee Hansen, Els Vermeulen, James Roberts, Jean Purdon and Michael John Somers

Durban environmental activists have vowed to continue the fight against oil giant Shell over its Wild Coast seismic survey

South Africa

Durban environmental activists have vowed to continue the fight against oil giant Shell over its Wild Coast seismic survey

By Lungi Langa

Oil-drilling threat to Africa’s oldest national park highlighted by young activists’ documentary

Africa

Oil-drilling threat to Africa’s oldest national park highlighted by young activists’ documentary

By Lungi Langa