Inkampani uShell ayifuni ukugoba uphondo ngodaba lwaseWild Coast
Isikhondlakhondla senkampani kaphethiloli, uShell, sithe sizothatha isinqumo sokudlulisa icala eNkantolo eNkulu ngemuva kokuthi isicubungulile. Inkantolo ikubeke eceleni ukuthi kubuyekezwe isinqumo soMnyango Wezokumbiwa phansi sokunikeza uShell imvume yokwenza ucwaningo lokuzamazama komhlaba eWild Coast ngowezi-2014.
Inkantolo iphinde yakubekela eceleni ukuthi kubuyekezwe, ukuvuselelwa kwamalungelo okuhlola akwaShell ngowezi-2021 nangowezi-2022.
Abafake izicelo, izinhlangano zomphakathi kanye nezinhlangano zezemvelo baphikisa ngokuthi uShell wayengenalo igunya lezemvelo lokuqhuba umsebenzi wokuhlola igesi namafutha eWild Coast. Baqhuba bathi akubanga khona ukubonisana nabo kanti futhi bekukhona nengozi yokulimaza impilo yasolwandle ogwini ngesikhathi kuqhubeka lolu hlelo.
Ngemuva kwalokho inkantolo ibeke eceleni ukuze kubuyekezwe, ukuvuselelwa kwamalungelo okuhlola akwaShell ngowezi-2021 nangowezi-2022 ukuze kuhlolwe igesi namafutha.
“Leli cala belibaluleke kakhulu ikakhulukazi e-Eastern Cape. Sinolunye lwezilwandle ezihluke kakhulu ze-bio emhlabeni. Ngempela lesi yisikhathi sokuchitha amanzi ngoba kukhombisa ukuthi abantu ogwini abanciki nje olwandle ezintweni ezingokomoya kodwa futhi kuyingxenye yokuphila kwabo. Leli cala liphinde ladabula imboni kawoyela negesi engacacile nengacacile,” kusho oweCullinan and Associates uRicky Stone.
IWild Coast ingenye yezindawo ezisogwini eziphila nempilo yolwandle enhlobonhlobo kakhulu ezweni, ihamba phambili ngokudoba; ingenye yezinto ezihamba phambili kwezomnotho kubantu baseMpumalanga Kapa. “Kuwukunqoba okukhulu. Ngicabanga ukuthi okukhombisa izinkampani nohulumeni abakwazi ukuvele bahambe benze abakufunayo. Kumele bathole imvume efanele, bahlale phansi nemiphakathi, kodwa futhi kufanele baqinisekise ukuthi balandela umthetho owenza izinto zabo eziyisisekelo njenge-environment impact, assessment njll. Kodwa futhi kukhombisa ukuthi isimo sezulu esiphuthumayo njengamanje sinakho ukuthi imiphakathi ithola ukuthi izinkantolo yizo kuphela izixazululo zayo,” kusho uMqondisi Omkhulu weNatural Justice uPooven Moodley.
UShell uthi uzothatha isinqumo kuphela sokudlulisa isinqumo ngemuva kokusibuyekeza isinqumo.
“Yebo sizitholile lezi zindaba ngethimba lethu labameli. Siyasihlonipha isinqumo senkantolo futhi sizobe sibuyekeza isinqumo ukuze sinqume isinqumo sethu esilandelayo mayelana neWild Coast block. Okwamanje kunzima kakhulu ukuphawula ngokuthi sizosidlulisela phambili isinqumo noma cha,” kusho okhulumela uShell SA uPam Ntaka.
UMnyango Wezokumbiwa phansi, uShell kanye ne-Impact Africa uzokhokha izindleko zabafake icala.