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July 14, 2026 OPEN LETTER: GREEN CONNECTION QUESTIONS ISRAELI OIL COMPANY’S BID FOR SOUTH AFRICAN OFFSHORE BLOCK AMID ICJ CASE Environmental justice organisation The Green Connection has written an open letter to President Cyril Ramaphosa about reports that Israeli-owned Navitas Petroleum LP is set to become operator of offshore oil and gas exploration Block 1 […]
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June 30, 2026 (Op-Ed) Ska Fela Moya: Don’t Give Up, Just Breathe The Fumes When a corporation wraps itself in the language of human endurance while polluting the air that athletes breathe, we should name it for what it is. A lost opportunity. Gerda Steyn crossed the Comrades Marathon finishing line in Pietermaritzburg in 5 […]
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June 4, 2026 JUDGMENT RESERVED: HIGH COURT CONSIDERS ARGUMENTS CHALLENGING WEST COAST SEISMIC SURVEY APPROVAL Civil Society Organizations and Community Members Held a Demonstration Outside Western Cape High Court and Attended Court Hearing Against TGS Geophysical Seismic Surveys Off the West Coast On Tuesday afternoon, the Western Cape High Court concluded a two-day hearing in […]
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As part of the Who Stole Our Oceans Campaign, The Green Connection, together with other civil society organizations (Masifundise, SDCEA, Oceans Not Oil, Sustaining The Wild Coast, Protect The West Coast, Eastern Cape Environmental Network, 350Africa.org, The Bigai Fishing & Environmental Society Knysna, Extinction Rebellion, Natural Justice, Amadiba Crisis Committee, Kobush Development Association, Coastal Links, Coastal Justice Network, African Climate Alliance, SAFCEI, and others) are opposing activities that are aimed at finding and exploiting fossil fuels under the seabed, including seismic surveys. We encourage those who would be environmental defenders to make yourselves aware and take action.
Oppose Offshore Oil and Gas Exploration
Various companies like Shell are currently starting exploration for oil and gas. Seismic surveys are part of exploring for oil and gas. Oil companies use them to search beneath the ocean for oil and gas. The Green Connection opposes seismic surveys due to their impact on the ocean environment and on the lives of all those who depend on the marine life of the sea for their livelihoods. Shell has tried to carry out seismic surveys along the biodiversity-rich wild coast, where many coastal communities depend on the ocean for their livelihoods.
Shell is not the only company that is planning to explore for oil and gas under the seabed. Legal action interdicted Searcher from starting their seismic survey on the west coast. We are also opposing TOSACO, AZINAM on the west coast, TEEPSA, TEPSA, CGG on the southeast coast who are in various stages of trying to get permits for exploration linked activities and seismic surveys (view offshore oil and gas map on the left).</span>
The world is facing problems which our current systems cannot fix. If Covid-19 and weather events like droughts have taught us anything, it is that our communities are not strong enough to cope with shocks to our economy, load shedding and extreme weather events like floods and droughts resulting from climate change. South Africa has long-faced deep inequality, joblessness, and poverty challenges that the Covid-19 pandemic only made worse.
Green Connectors
- Are you Passionate about protecting the beach, coastline and your community?
- Do you want to join a vibrant and interactive group of people?
- Do you want to join a movement that aims to protect the ocean for a present and future generation?
We'd love to hear from you!
If you have a passion for environmental justice and would like to assist with our programmes and empowerment initiatives, please get in touch!