Inkantolo ivune uShell kolwaseWild Coast
Izinhlangano zezemvelo zisabise ngokuguqisa uShell ngeminye imibhikisho ehlelelwe ukuqhutshwa kwebhizinisi lesikhondlakhondla senkampani eNingizimu Afrika emasontweni ezayo. EBryanston eGoli, ithimba lezishoshovu lavala elinye lamagaraji kaphethiloli akwaShell ngeSonto ekuseni.
Babhikishela izinhlelo zeShell zokwenza ucwaningo lokuzamazama komhlaba ogwini lwase-Eastern Cape. Bathi lokhu kuqhuma kuzodala inkinga kwezemvelo eholela ekufeni kwezilwane zasolwandle. NgoLwesihlanu, iNkantolo Enkulu yaseMakhanda yasichitha isicelo esiphuthumayo esifakwe yizinhlangano zezemvelo sokuvimba uShell ukuthi aqhubeke nocwaningo.
Lokhu kusho ukuthi abakwaShell sebengakwazi ukuqhubeka nokufuna izindawo ezigcina igesi eWild Coast. Iqembu lezemvelo, iPlanet Savers’ uDelian Bester uthi, “Sibhikishela uShell noHulumeni ngoba bacekela phansi iplanethi yethu. Inhlolovo yokuzamazama komhlaba eyenziwa abakwaShell ibulala impilo yethu yasolwandle, Futhi into abantu abangayiqondi ukuthi akuzona nje izinhlanzi namahlengethwa nemikhomo, kodwa yizinto eziphilayo ezincane,” kusho uBester. UBester uthi inhlanganisela yezinto ezincane ingukudla kwezilwane ezinkulu. “Lapho zilahlekelwa umthombo wazo wokudla, ziyafa futhi zibalulekile esimisweni sethu semvelo,” kunezela uBester.
Imibhikisho e-Eastern Cape E-Eastern Cape, amakhulu ababhikishi ahlangane ezindaweni ezahlukene ogwini lwase-Eastern Cape, ekhombisa ukungahambisani nocwaningo lukaShell mayelana nokuzamazama komhlaba. Ingaphezulu kuka-25 imibhikisho eqhubekayo ogwini ngeSonto.
Isazi sezemvelo, uDkt uDiv de Villiers uthi iWild Coast iyindawo ethandwa kakhulu emhlabeni jikelele yeBio-diversity. “Khumbula ukuthi iWild Coast icebile ngezinhlobonhlobo zezinto eziphilayo, iyindawo ethandwa kakhulu. Angikhulumi nje ngomthelela wemikhomo namahlengethwa, ngikhuluma ngezinhlobo zezilwane ezitholakala kuphela ogwini lwasendle. Ukhuluma ngamaCopper Steenbras, amaSteenbras amhlophe aphuma emfuleni iMbashe ngaseDwesa. Yimiphi imithelela yokuqhuma kweSeismic ezoba kumjikelezo wempilo walokho? Khumbula ukuthi abantu basogwini lwasendle bebethembele ezinsizeni zasogwini amakhulu eminyaka,” kusho uDe Villiers.
Izakhamizi ezingaphezu kwekhulu zasePlettenberg Bay zihlangene eGarden Route edolobheni eliseCentral Beach ukuze zisekele umbhikisho wezwe lonke ophikisana neShell’s Seismic Survey Blasting. Lokhu njengoba umdondoshiya kawoyela wathola imvume yokuyofuna uwoyela negesi emanzini aseWild Coast. ISikhulu Esiphezulu sePlett Tourism, uPatty Butterworth, sithi iSeismic Survey Blasting kuhlongozwa ukuthi yenzeke maduze nasogwini lwasePlettenberg Bay. Uthi amalungu avela kuyo yonke imiphakathi yaseBitou abonakale ebumbana nezilwane zasolwandle, okungenzeka zilimale ngendlela engenakulungiseka ngenxa yesenzo sesikhohlakali sikawoyela ngasogwini. Izakhamizi zaseNelson Mandela Bay zibuthene eShark Rock Pier ngeSonto ekuseni. Bathi umbhikisho wabo umayelana nokuvikela ulwandle.
“Ngilapha namuhla ukukhombisa ukweseka kwami nokukhombisa abantu ukuthi lokhu kunamthelela muni olwandle lwethu ngoba ngicabanga ukuthi abantu abaqapheli ukuthi lokhu kuthinta kanjani izilwandle zethu kanye nezilwane zasolwandle futhi kubaluleke kakhulu ukuthi sizinakekele, ” kusho omunye umbhikishi.
“Ngize lapha ukukhombisa ukweseka kwami ulwandle. Inezilwane eziningi zasendle futhi ngingumbhukudi wamanzi ovulekile, ngakho-ke ngingathanda ukulondoloza izilwandle zethu. Kubaluleke kakhulu ukuthi silwe nokuthi igobolondo lizokwenzani endaweni yethu,” kusho omunye umbhikishi.
