"We are very worried for our Indigenous land, because from the beginning, when they developed this plan among the officials. they never took us into account. They didn’t inform us. We had no information. The government never tried to get our participation over the proposal."
Stop the Karpower project, eco-activists demand Eastern Cape Environmental Network picketers say flawed affect assessment must halt until Covid restrictions are lifted and proper engagement with community can be undertaken PREMIUM By Guy Rogers - 12 April 2021
Eco-activists staged a picket on the N2 at the off-ramp to the Coega Development Corporation headquarters, calling for the Karpower affect assessment to be halted until proper public consultation is possible.
The group from the Eastern Cape Environmental Network and Green Connection danced, sang and waved banners saying “No to Karpower”, “No to Oil and Gas in our oceans” and “Fishermen’s Lives Matter”. ..
Environmentalists warn of oil and gas drilling threat
Enviornmentalists and fisherfolk have joined hands to express their opposition to oil and gas drilling off the coastline saying the ocean should be preserved for fishing, surfing and other recreational activities.
The South Durban Community Environmental Alliance (SDCEA) and the KZN Subsistence Fisherfolk Forum (KZNSFF) have launched a campaign to alert the public to the environmental impact of the government’s decision to allow Sasol and Eni to explore for oil and gas along the provincial coastline.
The NGO’s launched the “No to Oil and Gas drilling Campaign” at six beaches along the KZN coastline this weekend from Durban Beachfront; Ansteys on the Bluff; Cuttings in Merebank and Reunion Park in Isipingo to Umgababa and Umkomaas beaches on the South Coast .