Why South Africa blocks Shell
What happens to Shell in South Africa. The article by Giuseppe Gagliano
Royal Dutch Shell was informed on 28 December by the Grahamstown High Court in Makhanda to immediately cease its operation along South Africa's Wild Coast to protect the rights of local communities.
THE JUDGMENT OF JUDGE BLOEM
Judge Gerald Bloem said Shell had a duty to consult meaningfully with communities and individuals who would be affected by the seismic survey.
THE FIGHT OF THE WILD COAST
This case is truly the culmination of communities along the Wild Coast to recognize their customary land and fishing rights and to respect their customary processes, said Wilmien Wicomb, a lawyer at the South African Legal Resource Center.
WHAT THE SHELL-SOUTH AFRICA EVENT TEACHES
The case carries enormous significance as it demonstrates that no matter how big a company is, it ignores local communities at its peril.
This is a machine translation from Italian language of a post published on Start Magazine at the URL https://www.startmag.it/energia/shell-sudafrica/ on Thu, 30 Dec 2021 06:27:41 +0000.