Civil society organisations appeal approval of Shell’s Northern Cape oil and gas project [SOUND]

# 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 oil and gas project. The area Shell wants to explore is between the Northern Cape’s Port Nolloth and Lambert’s Bay in the Western Cape. Green Connection’s Neville van Rooy says Shell’s Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Report appears to be riddled with flaws and omissions, which may make the approval not only reckless, but potentially unlawful: