Shell Shocked: South Africa’s Constitutional Court Slaps Down Oil Giant’s Wild Coast Exploitation—But Wait, There’s More!
Well, well, well, if it isn’t our favorite sin stock darling, Shell, getting a well-deserved smackdown from South Africa’s Constitutional Court. In a twist that has likely left Shell execs spitting out their morning lattes, the court refused to hear the oil behemoth’s desperate appeal to pillage the Wild Coast. But wait, the drama isn’t over yet!
Despite the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) already deciding that Shell’s right to blast the Wild Coast with seismic surveys was “unlawfully granted” (translation: Shell didn’t even bother pretending to care about consulting the local communities whose lives they planned to wreck), the Constitutional Court has agreed to hear from the Wild Coast communities who think the SCA was a little too soft on our corporate polluters.
Apparently, it’s “too harsh” to tell Shell they can’t have another go at securing their precious permit—because heaven forbid we hold a greedy, ruthless, planet-polluting oil giant accountable, right? So, the SCA left the door ajar for Shell to crawl back, begging the minister for a third shot at that permit. But the Wild Coast communities are having none of it, and honestly, who can blame them?
These communities, along with environmental justice warriors like Sustaining the Wild Coast, Natural Justice, and Greenpeace Africa, are rightfully fuming. They argue that the law doesn’t allow Shell to pull a last-minute “oops, let’s fix that” over a decade after their first botched attempt at consultation. Delme Cupido of Natural Justice, also speaking for Greenpeace Africa, called the SCA’s decision to let Shell try again “extraordinary relief”—which is legal speak for “what the actual f**k?” He pointed out that the order was as clear as mud and didn’t even specify who’s supposed to do what to ensure proper public participation this time around. Because, you know, vague orders always work out great in situations like this.
So, while Shell might have been hoping to quietly sneak back and secure their precious permit, it looks like they’re in for yet another round of courtroom drama. And honestly, isn’t it about time someone told them to just go home? The planet—and the Wild Coast communities—would certainly thank them for it.
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