Residents living near the controversial Shongweni landfill site in KwaZulu-Natal, operated by waste disposal company EnviroServ, say the stench has not abated, despite charges being brought against the company. Since December 2015, residents have blamed the company for a multitude of illnesses, including nosebleeds, asthma, bronchitis and headaches, which they say are a result of "toxic fumes" emanating from the site. In February, the KwaZulu-Natal director of public prosecutions, Moipone Noko, said EnviroServ would be charged with contravening the National Air Quality Act. Earlier this week, Grant Walters, the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) director of enforcement for environmental impact and pollution, said EnviroServ CEO Dean Thompson would face similar charges in his personal capacity. Thompson, however, has denied he has been indicted, though he said his company would be answering to the charges in the Durban High Court on April 11. Walters said other charges, includ...
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