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Desmond D’Sa

Big oil’s generational curse: Pollutant-related epigenetic changes keep South Africans in poverty
Opinion
/ 26 November 2022

Big oil’s generational curse: Pollutant-related epigenetic changes keep South Africans in poverty

After 60 years of air pollution by oil refineries, it will take Wentworth residents at least two generations to reverse epigenetic changes.

By Angelo C Louw
‘Times are urgent, let’s slow down’: The groundswell against Shell
The Green Guardian
/ 8 January 2022

‘Times are urgent, let’s slow down’: The groundswell against Shell

Even a country with citizens as fractious and fractured as South Africa is showing signs of unity to save the sea off the Wild Coast.

By Niren Tolsi
Creecy taken to court over oil, gas plan
The Green Guardian
/ 24 July 2021

Creecy taken to court over oil, gas plan

An environment group says its application is a ‘watershed’ case for stopping deep sea exploration

By Sheree Bega
Durban residents want answers after refinery emission
The Green Guardian
/ 26 February 2021

Durban residents want answers after refinery emission

People living near the refinery were subjected to two hours of dirty smoke from the refinery, the South Durban Environmental Alliance said on Saturday.

By Chris Gilili
Engen refuses to engage with Durban’s blast affected community
The Green Guardian
/ 9 February 2021

Engen refuses to engage with Durban’s blast affected community

Years of poor maintenance at Engen’s Durban plant caused pollution and December explosion

By Chris Gilili
Creecy okays drilling off KwaZulu-Natal coast
The Green Guardian
/ 8 January 2021

Creecy okays drilling off KwaZulu-Natal coast

Despite dozens of appeals, the South African government is determined to give Sasol and its partners the go-ahead. But activists will not stop the fight

By Sheree Bega
Fuel boycott looms over Engen refinery fire
Business
/ 12 December 2020

Fuel boycott looms over Engen refinery fire

Residents in south Durban want the petroleum giant to pay reparations, rehabilitate the area and protect the people who live near the plant

By Paddy Harper
Q&A Sessions: ‘Nobody will be able to stop us’ — Desmond D’Sa
The Green Guardian
/ 13 September 2020

Q&A Sessions: ‘Nobody will be able to stop us’ — Desmond D’Sa

Desmond D’Sa, winner of the coveted Goldman Environmental Prize in 2014, tells Paddy Harper how being forcibly removed from his home at the age of 10 taught him to fight for his rights

By Paddy Harper

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