Surina Esterhuyse received funding from the Water Research Commission, South Africa, for this research. The South African government has made a firm commitment to proceed with unconventional gas ...
The South African government is looking into fracking to reduce the country’s huge reliance on coal for energy. Fracking involves pumping high-pressured fluids into rock formations to release reserves ...
South Africa plans to lift a 13-year moratorium on shale gas exploration in the ecologically sensitive Karoo Basin, despite serious environmental and climate concerns raised by advocacy groups. In ...