
Wentworth Engen refinery under fire, residents want it shut
Residents from Wentworth, south of Durban, have come out in their hundreds to voice their frustration with the environmental dangers brought by Engen’s refinery.
Wentworth locals want Engen refinery shut down
The demonstrations we saw in videos posted on social media come four days after the refinery on Tara Road went up in flames following an explosion.
Engen Refinery,Wentworth on fire.Possible product shortage in the coming weeks. pic.twitter.com/dDqVgE3013
— NO TO WOMEN AND CHILDREN ABUSE (@moss_beret) December 4, 2020
The cause of it is still unclear but its impact was felt by hundreds of Wentworth residents whose properties suffered extensive damage.
As reported by East Coast Radio, approximately 400 residents held placards and large banners, calling on Engen to shut down the refinery that has polluted the environment in the area for far too long.
Wentworth residents say the oil giant’s total disregard of the community is repulsive and action must be taken immediately. At the time this article was published, protest leaders had begun the process of handing over a memorandum of demands to management at the refinery.
Watch: Protesters demonstrate frustration with oil giant
Thus far, the civil organisation leading the protests has not made a statement. This is the latest on the ground coverage of the protest action taking place in Durban South on Wednesday.
Update #protest at Engen Refinery in Wentworth, Tara Road and Retreat Road Closed. #KZNTraffic @_ArriveAlive @BOSBEER2006 @1SecondLater @Abramjee @MambaBroodryk @LandiDieBitch @DerLydia @LawOrder_za pic.twitter.com/VJZ47XahmV
— SA emergency reports (@MARIUSBROODRYK) December 9, 2020
Durban South Residents are to protecting outside the Engen refinery gates at Tara Road, Merebank.
— The Mercury™ (@TheMercurySA) December 9, 2020
Video : Motshwari Mofokeng/ @AfriNewsAgency (ANA) pic.twitter.com/bTLxqWRkEa