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You are currently viewing Illegal sand mining on the rise in KZN

Illegal sand mining on the rise in KZN

  • Post author:Administrator
  • Post published:February 28, 2021
  • Post category:Ecosystems / Recent Projects

HAVE you ever wondered where your building sand comes from? If you are in the uMngeni catchment area, chances are it’s from an illegal sand miner.

Published by The Witness, and written by Nomcebo Myeza, a former environmental scientist at the Institute of Natural Resources. Click to see full article here.

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