24 Julie 2015
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Water Act similar stipulations are also embedded in the National Environmental Management Act, which makes it an offence to contaminate soil and groundwater with oil spillages. Environmentalists and farmers next to the Letaba river are deeply concerned and there is talk of legal action against the GTM. This photo clearly shows (the dark patch) how oil is being spilled (daily) in the area. Read our report on page 3.
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A looming oil pollution disaster of the Letaba River could cripple Tzaneen’s economy and ruin export farming in the area. The oil contamination hotspot lies squarely on the threshold of the Greater Tzaneen Municipality and is a gross offence of the National Water Act. The allocated (old) parking area for Tzaneen’s informal mechanics in the town’s free trade zone has grown into an oil spilling centre, leaking its contents into the river. Apart from the