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Fishing Mentorships: Teaching scholars and underprivileged youth the theory and practical skills of how-to fish -15 July 2022 -20 August 2022 -15 April 2023 Legal Workshops: SDCEA’s legal cases -27 & 28 July 2022 School Eco-tours: Promoting outdoor, hands-on environmental education with schools -29 July 2022 -30 August 2022 -23 September 2022 -23 February [...]

By |2023-11-21T13:47:36+00:00November 21st, 2023|Energy & Climate Change, Oil and Gas Exploration, Pollution & Health, Richards Bay Office|Comments Off on Richards Bay Office

How to log an Air Pollution Complaint

We urge all community members to continue logging pollution complaints through the pollution line: Daytime 031- 311 3555/5150 ; night-time 031- 361 0000 and ASK for a reference number which is very crucial and send it to us (SDCEA), call us on 031 4611 991 or WhatsApp 069 120 4970, ask for Bongani Mthembu or [...]

By |2023-11-15T13:22:17+00:00November 15th, 2023|Pollution & Health|Comments Off on How to log an Air Pollution Complaint

Pollution, Air Quality & Health 2022-2023

Toxic Tours SDCEA is known globally for hosting educational Toxic Tours around the South Durban community. Over the past two decades we have received requests both locally and globally to host individuals and groups from institutions such as universities, as well as NPO’s from, America, Europe, and Germany, to name a few. Living on the [...]

By |2023-11-15T13:14:20+00:00November 15th, 2023|Pollution & Health|Comments Off on Pollution, Air Quality & Health 2022-2023

Benzene (C6H6) Chemical Pollution Results from the 18 June 2021.

We urge all community members to continue logging pollution complaints through the pollution line: Daytime 031- 311 3555/5150 Nighttime 031- 361 0000 Please ask for a reference number for it is very crucial to do so and send it to us (SDCEA), you can call on 031 4611 991 and ask for Bongani or email to bongani@sdceango.co.za or joanne@sdceango.co.za Thank you.

By |2021-07-28T09:22:22+00:00July 28th, 2021|Pollution & Health|Comments Off on Benzene (C6H6) Chemical Pollution Results from the 18 June 2021.

Thanks to all who joined us for the Global Climate Strike on the 20th September 2019!

By |2019-10-02T12:11:31+00:00October 2nd, 2019|Community Empowerment, Energy & Climate Change, Pollution & Health|Comments Off on Thanks to all who joined us for the Global Climate Strike on the 20th September 2019!

How polluting industries affect people’s health within the South Durban community

Environmental Pollution:  Industries pollute in several ways during the production process and in turn produce a large amount of waste products. Chemicals are burnt in order to produce the final products, and chemicals are then emitted into the air where communities are exposed. Industries dump their waste products in the nearest black Townships (land pollution), [...]

By |2019-07-17T06:25:33+00:00July 15th, 2019|Community Empowerment, Pollution & Health|Comments Off on How polluting industries affect people’s health within the South Durban community

Environmental Injustice in South Durban: Community caught between toxic polluters and climate shocks

by Shanice Firmin Section 24 of the South African Constitution enshrines that “everyone has the right to an environment that is not harmful to their health or well-being and to have the environment protected for the benefit of present and future generations, through reasonable legislative and other measures that prevent pollution and ecological degradation and [...]

By |2019-06-04T12:53:05+00:00June 4th, 2019|Action 24, Energy & Climate Change, Pollution & Health|Comments Off on Environmental Injustice in South Durban: Community caught between toxic polluters and climate shocks

How to Log an Air Pollution Complaint

How to log Air Pollution Complaint We urge all community members to continue logging pollution complains through the pollution line: Daytime 031- 311 3555/5150 nighttime 031- 361 0000 and ASK for a reference number very crucial and send it to us (SDCEA), call us on 31 4611 991 ask for Bongani or email to bongani@sdceango.co.za [...]

By |2019-03-08T09:01:05+00:00March 6th, 2019|Community Empowerment, Pollution & Health|Comments Off on How to Log an Air Pollution Complaint

Comments from SDCEA on offshore oil and gas exploration drilling within block ER2369 of the east coast of KZN

Sasol and Eni are set to explore the coast of KZN with offshore oil and gas drilling. KZN is renowned for its famous and beautiful beaches. However, healthy oceans are critically important to marine life and to coastal communities whose economies rely on tourism, fishing and recreational activities. Opening up new offshore areas to drilling, [...]

By |2018-04-30T13:17:45+00:00March 27th, 2018|Community Empowerment, Pollution & Health|Comments Off on Comments from SDCEA on offshore oil and gas exploration drilling within block ER2369 of the east coast of KZN
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