SOUTH AFRICAN ASBESTOS BAN TAKES HOLD
On Friday last the government gazette in South Africa published details of the ban on asbestos and all asbestos containing products. Yesterday, the trade union, Solidarity, were calling for modifications to the terms of the ban.
Solidarity's Nic Arnold said, "the ban was expected for some time before its publication and we support the regulation - but we are concerned about provision that says the SADC may still dump its asbestos waste in South Africa."