Toxic pesticide ban a victory for people and environmental justice, say activists – The Mail & Guardian

Toxic pesticide ban a victory for people and environmental justice, say activists – The Mail & Guardian

Civil society groups have welcomed the cabinet’s approval of the ban on the use and importation of the highly hazardous pesticide, Terbufos, as a “significant victory”. In October last year, six children died after eating snacks bought at a spaza shop in Naledi, Soweto.  Commonly known as Halephirimi, Terbufos is a chemical compound classified as an organophosphate and is used as an insecticide and pesticide. Last Thursday, the cabinet said it h…

South Africa: Tribunal lauds ban of toxic pesticide that killed primary school children - EnviroNews - latest environment news, climate change, renewable energy

The South African People’s Tribunal on AgroToxins (SAPToA) has welcomed the Cabinet’s decision on June 12, 2025, to ban Terbufos, a highly hazardous pesticide (HHP). SAPToA campaign The Tribunal submitted: “On June 16, South Africans remember the many young people who died for our democracy. We also remember the young people who died through neglect as a result of policies that preference profit over people’s lives, such as occurred in Naledi, …