Toxic river spill
By Estelle Ellis - 28 June 2016
[caption id="attachment_155814" align="aligncenter" width="500"] POLLUTION MENACE: Jenny Rump, of the Zwartkops Conservancy, inspects the acidic toxic sludge that has made its way into the Markman canal and is causing growing concern. Pictures: EUGENE COETZEE[/caption]
People fall ill, puppies die after drinking contaminated water
A major industrial spill, which is threatening to develop into an ecological disaster for the already heavily polluted Swartkops River, has been ignored for almost a month as people fall ill and pets die.
