NPA to charge EnviroServ over ‘toxic fumes’ at Shongweni landfill site
EnviroServ says the charges are premature
The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) this week said it has decided to press charges against the waste disposal company EnviroServ for "emitting toxic fumes from its Shongweni landfill site". The decision to charge was announced by KwaZulu-Natal NPA head, Advocate Moipone Noko. Dean Thompson, CEO of EnviroServ has described charges brought against it as premature, and that the company is ready to defend any legal action. The charges against EnviroServ come after a series of events, including protests by residents complaining of an unbearable stench. In September, the Green Scorpions opened a case against the company for contravening the National Air Quality Act. Two weeks ago the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) issued a notice of intention to revoke or suspend EnviroServ’s landfill licence, pending further investigations. Lauren Johnson, an environmental activist and head of the non-profit Upper Highway Air, expressed relief that EnviroServ was finally being taken to ta...
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