The Supreme Court of Appeal heard the long-standing issue between Shell and the Wild Coast community on Friday. (Katherine Robinson/Natural Justice).
The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) has reserved judgment on the nearly three-year battle between Wild Coast communities and respondent Shell, Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy Gwede Mantashe.
Coastal communities and advocacy groups, including nonprofit organizations Sustaining the Wild Coast and All Rise Lawyers, are hoping that Shell will conduct seismic exploration off the coast of the Wild Coast in late 2021. filed an application challenging the environmental approval of They were represented by Legal Resources Center and Richard Spoor Incorporated.
Applicants also included the organizations Natural Justice and Greenpeace Africa, later represented by Cullinan and Associates, which successfully blocked seismic exploration pending legal review of Shell's exploration rights.
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