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Missing in action: The Maersk Campton switched off its automatic identification system. Photo: Alamy
BASEL ACTION NETWORK

The curious case of the missing Maersk shipping container

A ship, possibly carrying hazardous dust, failed to dock in Cape Town before switching off its location transmission

  • Sheree Bega
13 min read
Producers and importers of electronic goods will be legally responsible for end-of-life management of their products from 5 November.
ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS

New electronic waste management regulations will take effect in November

Producers and importers of electronic goods will be legally responsible for end-of-life management of their products from 5 November

  • Marcia Zali
2 min read
Victimised: Ian Erasmus says he reported a faulty valve in 2012 and 2015, then to Sasol’s ethics department and finally to the Human Rights Commission
ALBI MODISE

‘It’s absolutely terrifying to be a whistleblower in Sasol’

A criminal investigation into the petrol giant is under way based on Ian Erasmus’s evidence that the company allegedly polluted the Vaal with hazardous chemicals

  • Sheree Bega
12 min read