A full bench of the High Court in Cape Town will today continue hearing a review application by environmental activists and fishing communities opposing government's environmental authorisation granted to TotalEnergies for oil and gas exploration off South Africa's West Coast.
The applicants, including the Aukotowa Fisheries Cooperative, The Green Connection and Natural Justice, argue that the approval process was flawed and inconsistent with the National Environmental Management Act.
Small-scale fishers say planned drilling in the Deep Western Orange Basin could negatively affect marine ecosystems already under pressure from climate change.
