Gov�t on backfoot in Molapo Crossing lawsuit
Friday, February 26, 2016
Luc Vandecasteele (WHITE SHIRT) who owns Molapo Mall with his lawyers.PIC: KAGISO OMKATSWITSE
The ongoing legal battle between the Molapo Crossing Shopping complex boss and the government over lack of easy access of the road to the shopping complex has revealed that there is more to the battle than meets the eye.
Molapo Crossing owner, Luc Vandecasteele who issued a writ of summons against the government in 2012, has claimed that no Environmental Impact Assessment Study (EIA) was ever submitted, approved nor audited before the construction of the road around the Molapo Crossing area started.
It highlights the need to protect rights such as access to clean water, education, healthcare and freedom of expression.President Duma Boko, rightly honours past interventions from securing a dignified burial for Gaoberekwe Pitseng in the CKGR to promoting linguistic inclusion. Yet, they also expose a critical truth, that a nation cannot sustainably protect its people through ad hoc acts of compassion alone.It is time for both government and the...