Bruce’s article on Tendele Coal Mine raises a number of deeply concerning issues, including his ethics
Perhaps the time has come for Peter Bruce to lay down his pen. His latest column exposed a deep-seated hypocrisy that threatens to undo all the good work he has done over his long career as a journalist and liberal thought leader .
Second, Bruce seems to have left any ethics at the door when he blatantly points a finger at Kirsten Youens as the main instigator and driver of the court judgment that found Tendele to be in breach of the law. This is particularly concerning since Bruce himself was the victim of mob violence when he wrote an article criticising the Guptas.
To remind us of the violent reality facing activists in Mtubatuba, we should look no further than the brutal assassination of Fikile Ntshangase in October 2020. Ntshangase was one of many activists whose homes have been shot at and who face daily threats of violence from those who are directly benefiting from the mine.
Third, Bruce appears to exhibit a set of principles that is alarmingly similar to the duality of apartheid ethics. It was only last year when he penned a rousing call for a boycott of Shell as they prepared to “unleash havoc” along the Wild Coast through the way they proposed to explore for oil and gas. Bruce’s fervour to protect the living environment of the Wild Coast was commendable and brave.
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