News Globe says ReconAfrica consultant Mwiya lashes out
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Tuesday February 2 2021 - In the News
The Globe and Mail reports in its Tuesday edition that a consultant hired by a Canadian oil company in Southern Africa has launched an extraordinary series of attacks on environmentalists, accusing them of "sabotage" and "colonialism" as the company begins drilling in a region near the Okavango Delta. The Globe's Geoffrey York writes that Vancouver-based Reconnaissance Energy Africa (ReconAfrica) hired consultant Dr. Sindila Mwiya to conduct environmental assessments for its oil exploration project in Namibia and Botswana. However, his bitter criticism of activists has led to calls for his removal over his apparent lack of neutrality. The confrontation is a sign of the rising emotions surrounding the oil project. The company has touted the Kavango basin site as potentially one of the world's biggest oil discoveries in decades, and local politicians see it as a source of much-needed jobs and revenue. Many environmentalists worry it could jeopardize biologically sensitive and World Heritage sites. Dr. Mwiya has sent a series of e-mails to environmentalists and local politicians in recent months describing the activists as "messiahs" and "opportunists" who are motivated by greed to "sabotage national development."