Whose to Blame? Damning Evidence of Non-Compliance in Fire Spill Investigation

“We remain in an emergency situation in this area as a result of the fire and spill.” These are words of Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister, Barbara Creecy, who has been visiting Kwa Zulu Natal this weekend. She is there to release the Joint Preliminary Investigation report into the Compliance profile of UPL Ltd in Cornubia, north of Durban. By all accounts it does not make for pretty reading. On the otherhand, UPL says the report prejudices its rights.