September 23, 2025 GREEN CONNECTION AND NATURAL JUSTICE REJECT “WORLD’S DEEPEST” OIL DRILLING AS RECKLESS AND UNJUST Fresh from their landmark victory in the Teepsa 5/6/7 case, where the courts set aside authorisation for another deep-water drilling project, Green Connection and Natural Justice are warning of an even bigger threat to people, the ocean and […]

September 16, 2025 NDCs MUST BE STRENGTHENED, CLIMATE ACTION CAN’T WAIT! In a recent submission to the Department of Fisheries, Forestry and Environment (DFFE), The Green Connection is of the opinion that South Africa’s draft Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) for 2030–2035 fall short of what is needed to address the climate crisis, arguing that the

September 5, 2025 High Court Victory Challenged: Civil Society Braces For Next Round In Block5/6/7 Case Just when civil society thought it could breathe a sigh of relief – believing that justice had prevailed for the ocean environment, the climate, and the people, the State and Shell are back. They want to appeal the court’s

August 25, 2025 ECOJUSTICE GROUPS WARN: OIL SURVEY VIOLATES CLIMATE LAW AND JEOPARDIZES JUST TRANSITION #KICKTOTALOUTOFAFRICA According to The Green Connection and Natural Justice, two eco-justice organisations committed to protecting the climate and safeguarding coastal livelihoods, even with the recent legal victory halting TotalEnergies’ attempt to exploit Block 5/6/7, the fight to ensure South Africa pivots

August 25, 2025 Eco-Justice Groups Warn: Oil Survey Violates Climate Law And Jeopardizes Just Transition #KickTotalOutofAfrica. According to The Green Connection and Natural Justice, two eco-justice organisations committed to protecting the climate and safeguarding coastal livelihoods, even with the recent legal victory halting TotalEnergies’ attempt to exploit Block 5/6/7, the fight to ensure South Africa

August 14, 2025 Offshore Drilling Project Halted In Landmark High Court Victory for Coastal Communities Against Shell, TotalEnergies In a landmark victory for civil society and coastal communities, the Western Cape High Court has set aside the South African government’s decision to grant environmental authorisation for offshore drilling in Block 5/6/7, along the South-West Coast.

August 6, 2025 Shell’s Deep-Sea Gamble: Civil Society Slams Approval of Ultra-Risky Oil Drilling Project Off SA Coast Civil society organisations and coastal communities have launched a formal appeal against the government’s controversial decision to green-light Shell’s Northern Cape Ultra Deep (NCUD) oil and gas project. Led by The Green Connection and Natural Justice, and

July 15, 2025 The Green Connection Comments on Shell NCUD EIA Authorisation The Green Connection notes with deep concern and surprise the recent approval of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for Shell’s proposed Northern Cape Ultra Deep (NCUD) oil and gas exploration project. This approval comes despite repeated objections raised by coastal communities and civil

July 2, 2025 CIVIL SOCIETY REJECTS GAS EXPANSION PLANS IN DRAFT – WARNS IT’S A COSTLY MISTAKE THE PUBLIC CANNOT AFFORD Civil society organisations are raising the alarm over the South African government’s renewed interest in gas-to-power projects in the draft Integrated Resource Plan (IRP). The Green Connection – along with the Southern African Faith Communities’ Environment

July 2, 2025 Civil Society Rejects Gas Expansion Plans In Draft IRP – Warns It’s A Costly Mistake The Public Cannot Afford. Civil society organisations are raising the alarm over the South African government’s renewed interest in gas-to-power projects in the draft Integrated Resource Plan (IRP). The Green Connection – along with the Southern African