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UHA meets with DEA

Yesterday the Upper Highway Air NPC met with officials from the DEA after their site visit to Shongweni. The purpose of the site visit by the DEA was to receive updates from the experts appointed to ascertain the cause and the engineering solutions necessary to address the persistent fugitive gasses

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EnviroServ calls affected parents liars

Today Enviroserv’s attorney, acting on its instructions, stated amongst other things, the below quoted paragraphs, in an affidavit delivered in the urgent application in the High Court against a Mr Jeremy Everitt, concerning our article ‘Let’s Hug our Children Today. Our Future is literally in our Hands.’

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Let’s Hug our Children Today. Our Future is Literally in our Hands

EnviroServ have finally admitted to contributing to the odour crisis (all other obvious sources have been eliminated and ruled out by Ethekwini Municipality), yet state that there is no proof of associated health impacts. Click here to read their own contradiction by EnviroServs Dr Schoonraad. Children don’t develop phantom or

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50/50 on SABC2 asks people to please take part in a 10 question “snapshot” health survey

50/50 on SABC2 asks people to please take part in a 10 question “snapshot” health survey. The results will be used as part of the television show’s investigation into air pollution allegations being made about the EnviroServ Shongweni landfill site. Click here to participate in the survey.

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Upper Highway Air makes representations to authorities in response to s56 notice issued to EnviroServ

When the DEA announced it had issued a s56 notice to EnviroServ to make representations as to why the DEA should not suspend or revoke its waste management license, the Upper Highway Air NPC, through its attorneys, requested an opportunity also to make representations to the DEA  as to why

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EnviroServ vs. EnviroServ

We received a response to our Upper Highway Air memorandum which was handed over to Deena Govender of EnviroServ at the Toxic Trek. Note their own admissions concerning health impacts but are now claiming that there is no evidence. Will they accept for starters the opinion of their own expert?

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Upper Highway Community Unites for “Toxic Trek”

It has been an incredible day to be a member of the Upper Highway community. A peaceful march (Toxic Trek) took place today in Hillcrest to protest the ongoing air pollution crisis faced in the area. Approximately 1,500-2,000 residents of both the urban and rural communities came together in a display of

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