Dangerous pesticides are a problem in South Africa – pests and poor controls are to blame

By Andrea Rother, Professor and Head of the Environmental Health Division, University of Cape Town

South Africa’s townships – urban areas created for black people under apartheid – have long experienced problems with massive pest infestations and the selling of pesticides on the streets and in informal markets.

Street pesticides are poisonous substances that are legally registered for agricultural uses but are decanted illegally into unlabelled beverage bottles or packets for home use. Or they might be illegally packaged pesticides imported into South Africa and not registered for use.…

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