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TOXIC SPILLS: Creecy beefs up Zululand rivers pollution probe after coal waste collapse

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Environmental Management Inspectors (EMIs) deployed to KwaZulu-Natal to boost a multi-department investigation into the collapse of a waste slurry dam at the Zululand Anthracite Colliery (ZAC) anthracite coal mine. The mine is located on the north-west boundary of the Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park, one of Africa's oldest game reserves and wilderness areas.

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TOXIC SPILLS: Creecy beefs up Zululand rivers pollution probe after coal waste collapse

Inspectors from the Green Scorpions are visiting the Zululand Anthracite Colliery this week, hoping to shine a light on a 35-year legacy of environmental pollution and voluminous water consumption by one of the country’s largest anthracite coal suppliers.

2 years ago·South Africa

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