Although a legal framework exists, regulation and implementation fall through the cracks, as shown by the UPL chemical spill in KwaZulu-Natal
Agrochemical producer UPL said it has paid R250-million in chemical spill clean-up
Scientists have been sent to handle the fallout from the warehouse fire, which stored about 1 600 hazardous materials that can contaminate the air, sea and rivers
Agrochemical giant UPL said chemical runoff was being contained and efforts were underway to deal with groundwater poisoning