Tag: university of the western cape

South Africa’s top court blocked Shell’s Wild Coast oil search: why it matters for climate justice

On 14 August, the Constitutional Court delivered its long-awaited ruling in the Sustaining the Wild Coast NPC and Others case relating to Shell Energy's oil exploration off South Africa's Wild Coast. Angela van der Berg of the University of the Western Cape looks at the impact of the landmark court decision.

South Africa’s power utility Eskom tried to block a gold mine from going solar - but lost in court

Last month, the High Court in Gauteng ruled on a case where Eskom had refused to allow a gold mine to run solar power lines across its own servitude. Angela van der Berg of the University of the Western Cape explores this key decision for mining houses and large companies that want to build their own renewable energy plants.

Mediation can speed up justice in South Africa: a legal scholar makes the case

Mediation paved the way for South Africa’s transition from apartheid to democracy in 1994 and is deeply rooted in the country’s approach to conflict resolution and social dialogue. Debbie Collier of the University of the Western Cape argues for greater integration of mediation into judicial proceedings, and how to optimise mediation