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United Phosphorus Limited

Winner: Gwede Mantashe; Runners-up: UPL & Shell

South Africa

Winner: Gwede Mantashe; Runners-up: UPL & Shell

By Ethan van Diemen

Chemical Disaster: UPL hunkers down in ‘right to silence’ legal trench

South Africa

Chemical Disaster: UPL hunkers down in ‘right to silence’ legal trench

By Tony Carnie

Show and tell: Durban residents squeeze UPL to ‘put your documents where your mouth is’ over toxic chemical inferno

South Africa

Show and tell: Durban residents squeeze UPL to ‘put your documents where your mouth is’ over toxic chemical inferno

By Tony Carnie

United Phosphorus Limited: Toxic warehouse in Durban part of special ‘fast-track’ state investment scheme; firm fined millions in India

South Africa

United Phosphorus Limited: Toxic warehouse in Durban part of special ‘fast-track’ state investment scheme; firm fined millions in India

By Tony Carnie

KwaZulu-Natal community left reeling with health fears after toxic chemical warehouse fire

South Africa

KwaZulu-Natal community left reeling with health fears after toxic chemical warehouse fire

By Lungi Langa

‘Lift the cloud of secrecy over Durban toxic chemicals explosion,’ MPs and community leaders demand

Business Maverick

‘Lift the cloud of secrecy over Durban toxic chemicals explosion,’ MPs and community leaders demand

By Tony Carnie

Criminal case laid against India’s ‘environmental hero company’ after massive Durban air, water and soil pollution

South Africa

Criminal case laid against India’s ‘environmental hero company’ after massive Durban air, water and soil pollution

By Tony Carnie

Durban residents meet this weekend to hold UPL accountable for toxic chemicals fallout

South Africa

Durban residents meet this weekend to hold UPL accountable for toxic chemicals fallout

By Tony Carnie

Durban’s toxic warehouse: Ramaphosa urged to act on Cornubia chemical disaster

South Africa

Durban’s toxic warehouse: Ramaphosa urged to act on Cornubia chemical disaster

By Tony Carnie

United Phosphorus Limited chemical disaster: A gaping legal loophole, or jaw-dropping negligence?

Business Maverick

United Phosphorus Limited chemical disaster: A gaping legal loophole, or jaw-dropping negligence?

By Dewald van Rensburg and Susan Comrie for amaBhungane

Lessons to be learnt from Durban’s UPL pesticide fire

Our Burning Planet

Lessons to be learnt from Durban’s UPL pesticide fire

By Tony Carnie

New health warnings issued in Durban over toxic fumes stemming from chemical blaze

South Africa

New health warnings issued in Durban over toxic fumes stemming from chemical blaze

By Tony Carnie