‘When foreign companies drill for oil in our oceans, fish die,’ say angry Western Cape fishers.
by Vincent Lali for GroundUp, Daily MaverickSmall-scale Western Cape fishers call for halt to gas and oil exploration by Vincent Lali for GroundUp, Daily Maverick August 15, 2022 Dozens of small-scale fishers held a demonstration at the Paarden Eiland entrance to Cape Town Harbour on Monday. They want government to stop approving permits for oceanic oil and gas exploration. They held placards that read: “Fishers’ rights are human rights” and “Oil and water do not mix”.
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