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This factsheet details legal challenges brought by community groups and environmental organizations against Shell and the South African government regarding seismic surveys for oil and gas exploration off the Wild Coast. The document outlines two primary court cases, the arguments regarding environmental and constitutional violations, and the potential legal precedents the litigation seeks to establish.

This document is a case study of a High Court judgment from the Eastern Cape Division, Grahamstown, regarding an application by the National Council of Societies for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (NCSPCA) to interdict the transport of live sheep by sea north of the equator.

The document is a list of provinces and regional administrative areas within South Africa, intended to categorize crime statistics.

This report presents the findings of a survey of 470 residents in the Eastern Cape, South Africa, conducted in 1999 to assess public attitudes toward crime, punishment, and the criminal justice system. It highlights a significant gap between public perceptions and official statistics, a strong desire for harsher sentencing, and a notable divide in attitudes between urban and rural populations.