Everyone is affected by pollution, but it is the poorest — black people — who paid and still pay the price
The Right2Know Campaign has been allowed to join a court case against Engen, which used the Regulation of Gatherings Act to ban protests outside its Durban refinery
Engen will oppose the application by civil rights nonproft Right2Know to be a friend of the court in the precedent-setting case
Vopak was granted an interim order to stop any further marches, protests or blockades
They have also accused Engen of going to court to ‘silence’ ongoing protests by residents
Last month Engen secured an interim order, barring members of the South Durban Basin Community Development Trust from protesting
On Monday, an interim interdict banning residents from holding unauthorised protests at the refinery was granted
The push by Wentworth residents for Engen to give them a stake in the company has prompted it to take them to court to halt their protests