Highly Hazardous Pesticides
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Deadly pesticides linked to rising poisonings, suicides in South Africa
Since 2015, cases of symptomatic pesticide poisoning have steadily increased
SA’s outdated pesticide laws under review: human rights and health at stake
Systemic pesticide-related abuses include farmworkers exposed to hazardous chemicals without protective gear or training and contamination of rural water sources
Legal threat to agriculture minister over delay in banning Terbufos
South African coalition pushes for immediate ban of Terbufos and other highly hazardous pesticides
Petition seeks ban on Terbufos, highly hazardous pesticides within three months
Stop scapegoating spaza shops when regulation failure is to blame for poisoning deaths, groups say
Civil society coalition wants heads to roll over Terbufos deaths
Inadequate controls on hazardous chemicals contributed to the death of the six children in Soweto
Government’s toxic malaise causes poisonings, not spaza shops
South Africa bows to the hazardous chemical industry and allows the use of scores of pesticides banned in Europe
Draft regulations on hazardous chemical agents leave farmworkers at risk
South Africa must exit pesticide treadmill, civil society groups say This content is restricted to registered users and subscribers. Get Your Free Account The Mail & Guardian is…
Ban hazardous pesticides now, SA told
Chemicals banned in Europe are exported and used in South Africa