“A decision to prosecute has been made. Arrangements are under way for the accused to make their first appearance in court,” Advocate Moipone Noko of the Director of Public Prosecutions To read the article click here
Archive for February, 2017
UHA meets with DEA
Yesterday the Upper Highway Air NPC met with officials from the DEA after their site visit to Shongweni. The purpose of the site visit by the DEA was to receive updates from the experts appointed to ascertain the cause and the engineering solutions necessary to address the persistent fugitive gasses
EnviroServ calls affected parents liars
Today Enviroserv’s attorney, acting on its instructions, stated amongst other things, the below quoted paragraphs, in an affidavit delivered in the urgent application in the High Court against a Mr Jeremy Everitt, concerning our article ‘Let’s Hug our Children Today. Our Future is literally in our Hands.’
Let’s Hug our Children Today. Our Future is Literally in our Hands
EnviroServ have finally admitted to contributing to the odour crisis (all other obvious sources have been eliminated and ruled out by Ethekwini Municipality), yet state that there is no proof of associated health impacts. Click here to read their own contradiction by EnviroServs Dr Schoonraad. Children don’t develop phantom or
50/50 on SABC2 asks people to please take part in a 10 question “snapshot” health survey
50/50 on SABC2 asks people to please take part in a 10 question “snapshot” health survey. The results will be used as part of the television show’s investigation into air pollution allegations being made about the EnviroServ Shongweni landfill site. Click here to participate in the survey.
Upper Highway Air makes representations to authorities in response to s56 notice issued to EnviroServ
When the DEA announced it had issued a s56 notice to EnviroServ to make representations as to why the DEA should not suspend or revoke its waste management license, the Upper Highway Air NPC, through its attorneys, requested an opportunity also to make representations to the DEA as to why
EnviroServ vs. EnviroServ
We received a response to our Upper Highway Air memorandum which was handed over to Deena Govender of EnviroServ at the Toxic Trek. Note their own admissions concerning health impacts but are now claiming that there is no evidence. Will they accept for starters the opinion of their own expert?
Illegal Protest Action and Signage
Any protest action or signage appearing in any area which is not authorised by the appropriate legal mechanisms are not associated with Upper Highway Air.
Upper Highway Community Unites for “Toxic Trek”
It has been an incredible day to be a member of the Upper Highway community. A peaceful march (Toxic Trek) took place today in Hillcrest to protest the ongoing air pollution crisis faced in the area. Approximately 1,500-2,000 residents of both the urban and rural communities came together in a display of
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