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PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PROCESS SPECULATIVE 2D AND 3D SEISMIC SURVEYS OFF THE SOUTH AND EAST COAST OF SOUTH AFRICA: EMP AMENDMENT FOR A PROPOSED 3D SEISMIC SURVEY, OFFSHORE KWAZULU-NATAL In December 2017 Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS) was granted a Reconnaissance Permit for the undertaking of speculative 2D and 3D seismic surveys in a number of petroleum licence blocks off the South and East Coasts. PGS commenced with the 2D approved seismic survey on 15 January 2018. PGS is now proposing to undertake an additional 3D seismic survey offshore of southern KwaZulu- Natal. The proposed additional 3D seismic survey would be approximately 4 550 km² in extent and its most westerly point would be located approximately 50 km from the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast. In order for PGS to undertake this 3D survey, it is required to prepare an Environmental Management Plan (EMP) Amendment. Notice is hereby given of the opportunity to comment on the EMP Amendment which has been made available for a 30-day review and comment period from 2 February to 5 March 2018. The report has been made available on the SLR website (www.slrconsulting.com). Comments should reach SLR (contact details below) by no later than 5 February 2018. SLR CONTACT DETAILS Unit 39 Roeland Square, Drury Lane, Cape Town, 8001 PO Box 10145, Caledon Square, 7905 Tel: (021) 461 1118/9 Fax: (021) 461 1120 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.slrconsulting.com Date of advertisement: 2 February 2018 z/pgs08ss/stakeholders docs/advert-notice/PGS - advert Rev 1 NEWS iol.co.za/mercury Mercpic FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2018 2 THE MSINCE 1852 ERCURY TheMercurySA TheMercurySA NPA ACCUSED OF ‘STALLING’ Ambitious police Opposition turnaround plan not part of budget Mayibongwe Maqhina utilisation of resources and demands crime intelligence-driven po- POLICE commissioner Khehla licing. Sitole will be knocking on the “We are not always doing door of the National Treasury things the way we are sup- with a cap in hand to ask for posed to do,” Rabie said. trial date funds to implement his ambi- The turnaround plan also tious turnaround plan amid spoke to the role of communi- the slashing of budgets in de- ties and government entities, partments. as well as defining the role of This emerged when the the SAPS in the implementa- for Zuma top brass of the SAPS made a tion of priorities contained presentation on the plan to Par- in the National Development liament’s police portfolio com- Plan. Loyiso Sidimba and to allow his party to respond to mittee in the absence of Sitole, But MPs were shocked to Baldwin Ndaba Zuma. who was attending the cabinet learn that the plan’s perfor- Selfe said the delay in giv- lekgotla in Pretoria. mance targets will not form PPOSITION parties ing other parties access to de- The committee heard that part of the budget plans to be have threatened to go tails of Zuma’s submissions performance targets set out tabled in the financial year to court should the was another tactic to further in the turnaround plan were starting in March. ONational Director of stall his prosecution. not part of the 2018-19 budget, Instead, the annual perfor- Public Prosecutions, Shaun He said the DA wanted par- which is to be tabled after mance plan (APP) will have a Abrahams, not reinstate fraud, ties to go to court and make an April. chapter highlighting the tar- racketeering and money-laun- interlocutory application to Elona Mngcangceni, 15, Yonela Radase, 16, and Nombulelo Bless, 15, all grade 10 pupils at Uxolo High School in Khayelitsha, It is, however, envisioned gets. dering charges against Presi- obtain those documents. collect water during a break from class. PICTURE: PHANDO JIKELO/AFRICAN NEWS AGENCY (ANA) that the plan’s targets will Committee chairman dent Jacob Zuma. Zuma was initially given be incorporated in the next Francois Beukman said if UDM leader Bantu Holo- the deadline of November 30 budget cycle for the upcoming the performance targets were misa warned Abra- to make his submis- medium-term expenditure not linked to the budget, they hams yesterday not sions following the framework period. remained a wish list and to delay deciding Supreme Court of Day Zero threat to Western Cape schools The plan, presented by Ma- wouldn’t be measured. whether or not to Appeal’s (SCA) judg- Mary Jane Mphahlele jor-General Leon Rabie, rede- The Freedom Front Plus’s prosecute Zuma. ment dismissing his said Kode. It is predicted that Zille said every school had day of groundwater, 120 mil- fines the strategic direction of Petrus Groenewald said he had “If he declines to appeal in October. The Western Cape Department the city will hit “Day Zero” on to have a water emergency lion litres of desalinated water the SAPS and also ensures “the lost count of turnaround plans prosecute, the par- Zuma and the of Public Works says Day Zero April 12, when all taps will be plan and assured stakeholders and 22 million litres of re- police did things right”. in the SAPS. ties may still go to NPA had appealed may see more schools clos- turned off. that officials would be avail- claimed water are planned to Rabie said the plan was not Groenewald also com- court,” he said, add- an earlier North ing if they do not have stored During this period, the city able to assist in drawing up come on-line by the end of the doing away with their “back to plained about the lack of ref- ing that Abrahams JACOB ZUMA Gauteng High Court water for when taps run dry. will move into full-scale Emer- their strategies. year,” said Kode. basics” approach. erence to the establishment of had little room to ruling which set Provincial deputy direc- gency stage 3. Kode said the water supply ANC MPL Maurencia Gil- “It is to use the foundation specialised units. manoeuvre as courts aside the decision to tor-general for Public Works This means that water to would be limited to essential lion lambasted the DA provin- laid out and build on it. “If we are to effectively have ordered that Zuma be withdraw 783 counts of fraud, Gavin Kode briefed the provin- households and businesses services, including hospitals cial government during the “We are not at a point to say fight crime, we need more spe- charged. racketeering and money laun- cial legislature’s rules commit- will be cut off. and clinics. briefing for having no plans in we have a secure, crime-free cialised units,” Groenewald Holomisa suggested that dering against Zuma. tee on what needed to be done There will not be enough He stressed that depart- place to avert Day Zero, other environment,” he told parlia- said. Abrahams recuse himself The SCA found: “It is dif- to avoid the Western Cape’s water to maintain normal ser- ments needed to assess their than asking Capetonians to mentarians. Deputy commissioner Ma- from deciding whether or not ficult to understand why the taps running dry. vices and the taps, including staff requirements to render save water. At the centre of Sitole’s jor-General Ntombenhle Vuma to prosecute Zuma, following present regime at the NPA con- “Most schools will have to those to toilets, will run dry. essential services. “From my point of view plan is asserting the authority said Sitole has started engage- the North Gauteng High Court sidered that the decision to ter- close if they don’t have their Western Cape Premier Kode said most of the looking at the presentation of the state, responsive investi- ments with some role players, judgment ordering him to minate the prosecution could own safe supply from bore- Helen Zille moved to assure new sources, which include and taking part in this meeting gation of every crime, efficient including metro police chiefs. vacate his office and Deputy be defended.” holes or rainwater tanks. principals and education of- groundwater, desalination and now, I think the province, as President Cyril Ramaphosa The court found that in re- “Many businesses will ficials at a mass meeting in reclaimed water from waste- well as the City of Cape Town, to appoint his replacement as viewing his own decision to not be able to operate unless Kuils River on Wednesday that water treatment plans, were don’t have a plan, they don’t Zuma was conflicted. institute criminal proceedings they can provide temporary schools will not close if Cape far from complete. have a concrete plan for Day Abrahams filed his appli- against Zuma, and ultimately toilets and drinking water,” Town reaches Day Zero. “About 150 million litres per Zero,” said Gillion. EFF threatens legal action cation for leave to appeal the making the decision to termi- judgment last month. nate the prosecution, former According to Holomisa, acting NPA boss Mokotedi Siyabonga Mkhwanazi er requesting the debate. Abrahams should let the prima Mpshe wrongly invoked and Mente said they would facie evidence against Zuma be relied on the constitution and THE EFF has threatened consider going to court if the tested in court. the NPA Act. ANC KZN committee drops court actions to take the Speaker, Baleka speaker failed to have this “On what basis will the “Mpshe’s stated purpose of Mbete, to court for refusing before next Thursday. National Prosecuting Author- preserving the integrity of the Bongani Hans and rious decisions with regard to to prepare for the rerun of the headed the ANC faction that to hold a special sitting on “Did you chief whip ity (NPA) stand as judges?” he NPA and advancing the cause Samkelo Mtshali disputes being resolved by the provincial conference to take opposed the legitimacy of the the motion of no-confidence consider the damning judg- asked.