A 12-hour operation involving multiple bulldozers, dozens of municipal workers and several City of Cape Town departments resulted in the successful removal of a male humpback whale carcass that had washed ashore on Blakes Beach, Strand late last Friday (25 November).
The removal operation began early on Saturday morning and was quite a spectacle, attracting hundreds of curious onlookers with families in tow to catch a glimpse of the extraordinary occurrence.
Shell, Impact Africa and Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe are seeking leave to appeal against the court order that stopped the Wild Coast seismic surveys.
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