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It has been more than two years since a massive flood of pesticides and other toxic chemical residue spilt from a UPL warehouse north of Durban.
Most KwaZulu-Natal legislators seem united about holding UPL to account for the Cornubia chemical inferno and the resulting pollution of the human and natural environment — except for a minority party that took the startling view that the Indian-owned farm poisons giant should not be punished...
The UPL farm poisons giant has ramped up pressure on the eThekwini Municipality to reopen several beaches closed after the 12 July Cornubia chemical disaster. But the city has refused to budge for now — and voiced fresh concern that the company may not have played open cards about the true vo...