KwaZulu-Natal's economic development, tourism and environmental affairs MEC, Nomusa Dube-Ncube, on Friday “strongly cautioned” communities to stay away from the rivers.
“We are also worried about reported incidents of livestock being affected. What is more concerning is that this happened right when we were holding a climate-change summit that dealt with, among other things, the pollution of our rivers and water sources,” she said. Vegetable oil and caustic acid from the Willowton Group's oil factory spilled into the Baynespruit stream, polluting the water.
“I can confirm this unfortunate incident. We are working around the clock with other government departments and our own environmental unit toward a speedy resolution and to speedily address the contamination of Baynespruit stream, a small tributary that flows into Msunduzi River whose waters have also been contaminated as a result,” said Dube-Ncube.
The spill has now reached Dusi Bridge and is having a devastating effect on everyone and everything who relies on this...
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