Judge Gerald Bloem on Tuesday morning interdicted Shell from continuing with the survey which kicked off on December 2.
Richard Spoor Attorneys and the Legal Resources Centre acting on behalf of the Dwesa-Cwebe, Amadiba, and Port Saint Johns communities, as well as environmental organisations, argued last week that the seismic surveying was devastating to the marine environment as well as harmful to communities’ rights and reliance on the sea for sustenance, income and cultural practices.
Shell warned during legal arguments that if the interim interdict was granted it might have to walk away from the entire operation, including the possibility of extracting any oil and gas which might have been found during the controversial seismic survey. It said its losses would amount to some R1bn.
Shell and mineral resources and energy minister Gwede Mantashe were ordered to pay the legal costs of the application.
On what legal grounds does then high court do that? Is SA ruled by europeans through the courts & bribes to the anc government?
Brilliant brilliant brilliant! Go to hell SHELL asap! Pack up and just GO GO GO AND NEVER COME BACK!
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Wonderful news👏👏 Please just make sure that they do so!!!
I think the headline should read: SHELL ORDERED TO HALD SEISMIC SURVEYS - PENDING THE FINALIZATION OF THE COURT PROCESS The current presentation is misleading
Uncle Gwede is choking on his morning coffee.
It's about time
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The constitutional court will allow it, because the ANC is governing under the protection of the 1913 colonial land Act, that's why the scope of investigation start at 1913, everything stolen before 1913 can't be touched or used to uplift the lives of the masses
This is the best news I've heard in a long time! Well done to all the activists and everyone involved in standing strong in their position to stop or, at least prolong this destructive greed!