
6,000 Health and Environmental Pollution ‘Time Bombs’ Still to be Defused
by Tony Carnie, Daily MaverickJune 8, 2022 Government Decades Behind Schedule on Mine Pollution There are roughly 6,100 “derelict or ownerless” mines scattered across South Africa, many of which can expose people and the environment to significant harm due to pollution of the air, water and soil. Whether it is the tiny, needle-like asbestos fibres…