Minister rejects appeals, clearing TotalEnergies to drill off the west coast
Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment David Maynier dismissed formal appeals brought by forty-seven conservation groups and individuals, including Greenpeace Africa, against environmental clearance granted for oil and gas exploration in Block Three B Four B. The ruling clears the path for a joint venture including TotalEnergies and QatarEnergy to drill up to five exploration wells in the deepwater Orange Basin off the country's west coast, subject to added conditions assessing community livelihoods and food security. Environmental organisations condemned the decision as a failure of conservation governance and confirmed they are weighing judicial review proceedings in the High Court. The offshore acreage represents a significant prospective asset for South Africa's upstream energy ambitions, but legal challenges from activists are expected to delay actual offshore drilling operations. Also in this briefing: Two more ANC canvassers shot dead as election killings reach at least forty-three; Regulators crack down on illegal and compounded weight-loss jabs.
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TotalEnergies won clearance to drill five exploration wells off South Africa's west coast.
South Africa has drilled zero offshore wells since twenty twenty-two, while Namibia completed twenty-seven.
Election-related assassinations reached forty-three deaths across thirty-six attacks in twenty twenty-six.
Organizers are planning an October nineteenth national stay-away over thirty-rand petrol prices.
Regulators launched a nationwide crackdown on unlicensed compounded weight-loss jabs disguised as cosmetics.
- 01Intro1 min
- 02Minister rejects appeals, clearing TotalEnergies to drill off the west coast: The Exploration Order2 min
- 03Minister rejects appeals, clearing TotalEnergies to drill off the west coast: The Legal Battle Ahead2 min
- 04Two more ANC canvassers shot dead as election killings reach at least 432 min
- 05Where things stand1 min
- 06Regulators crack down on illegal and compounded weight-loss jabs2 min
- 07Outro1 min
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- Eco Atlantic Clears Appeal Hurdle for South Africa’s Block 3B/4B
- Uncertainty hovers over South African drilling ops, as oil push hinges on appeals outcome
- Impact of Total Energies withdrawal from offshore blocks; DMPR legislative programme; with Ministry | PMG
- youtube.com
- Government reviews appeals for offshore oil, gas exploration projects
- COASTAL COMMUNITIES AND ECO-JUSTICE GROUPS’ OFFSHORE DRILLING APPEAL HIGHLIGHTS THREATS TO LIVELIHOODS, MARINE ECOSYSTEMS, AND CLIMATE GOALS - The Green Connection
- Green Connection & Natural Justice v Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Total Energies & Shell Exploration & Production (High Court review of environmental authorisation for explorat
- ANC coordinator, volunteer killed in Umgababa campaign shooting - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.
- ANC condemns deadly attack on campaigners in Umgababa | The Witness
- SA records at least 43 suspected political killings ahead of elections
- Four ANC youth members shot dead at memorial service in Katlehong
- South africa 43 dead in suspected political assassinations 141691
- Murder by Contract: Targeted killings in eastern and southern Africa
- youtube.com
- Compounded GLP-1 Medications (e.g. Semaglutide and Tirzepatide): Why South Africans Should Be Cautious
- firstwordpharma.com
- South Africa revises rules around customisation of weight-loss drugs | CNBC Africa
- instagram.com
- Crackdown on illegal weight loss drugs | Mail & Guardian
- GLP-1 compound clash in court as Big Pharma pushes back - Juta MedicalBrief
- GLP-1 crackdown leaves patients caught between cost and safety
- instagram.com
- Illicit compounds, counterfeit and unregistered weight-loss medicines: know the risks
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