On Wednesday, 26th April 2017 the Upper Highway Air NPC obtained an order in the High Court Durban: 1. Pending the outcome of UHA’s application, interdicting EnviroServ from receiving, treating and disposing of all waste streams into the Shongweni Landfill site. EnviroServ is also prohibited from disposing leachate back into
Archive for April, 2017
Affidavits required for Green Scorpions criminal case
The Green Scorpions are calling all community members who are being affected to please do an affidavit for their criminal case. Please ALL do this, it can only strengthen theirs and our case. No more complaining – put pen to paper! You can download a template here. Please keep the
Upper Highway Air NPC institutes urgent interdict application
Today Upper Highway Air NPC instituted an urgent application before the High Court Durban against EnviroServ and 6 others in which the UHA NPC seeks interim relief interdicting EnviroServ from receiving, treating and disposing of any and all wastes into the Shongweni Landfill Site pending, amongst other things, the outcome
State vs EnviroServ criminal charges – first appearance – 11th April 2017
Today the National Prosecuting Authority adjourned the criminal matter of the State vs EnviroServ until 17 August 2017. The NPA confirmed that as a result of information which has recently come to light there is a possibility that additional charges will be preferred against EnviroServ and additional accused cited.
More breaches and the blame game continues
The Infotox Toxicology report was due to be delivered to the DEA by close of business 10 April 2017. Despite repeated assertions by EnvrioServ that this report would vindicate them in due course, they have refused to provide a copy to the DEA. This not only constitutes a breach of
DEA issues directive to suspend waste disposal at EnviroServ Shongweni Landfill
The DEA has just announced that they have issued a directive to EnviroServ to cease all acceptance, treatment & disposal of all waste streams at the EnviroServ Shongweni landfill. EnviroServ has 4 working days to comply with this directive. We look forward to the decision re the s56 notice in
Upper Highway Air institutes legal action against EnviroServ
Today, 3rd April 2017, Upper Highway Air NPC, acting in its own interest, in the public interest and in the interests of protecting the environment, instituted action against, amongst others, EnviroServ Waste Management (Pty) Ltd, D Thompson and E Gombault, arising from the alleged breaches by EnviroServ of the conditions
EnviroServ point to more potential polluters
On 30th March 2017, EnviroServ released a presentation to the NPC for disclosure. The data provided indicates elevated sulphur dioxide concentrations during easterly wind trajectories over an eight day period, 15/16 March 2017 to 22/23 March 2017, as detected by two real-time community monitoring stations (Plantations and Kwandengezi) installed and