Johannesburg,Gauteng,South Africa, October 19, 2008. Tons of medical waste illegally stored in trucks in a Johannesburg suburb were hurriedly incinerated after emergency intervention by Morningside Medi-Clinic yesterday. The infectious waste, collected from hospitals around the province, had been stockpiled after a treatment company refused to destroy deliveries from a collection company because of non-payment.

Africa needs to develop e-waste regulationsComputerworld Kenya, MA - Sep 23, 2008While the two arguments may hold true depending on the stakes, there is a genuine concern over e-waste dumping in Africa. It took the UK press investigative ...

APA - Port Louis (Mauritius) The International Persistent Organic Pollutants Elimination Network (IPEN) has called on the Mauritius government to respect the Stockholm Convention and to abandon an incinerator project in the vicinity of the village of La Chaumiere in the south of the country.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has banned the importation of 25 agro-chemicals because of their toxicological risks to people, animals, crops and the environment.

Lake Victoria is threatened by pollution. Across the three East African nations, the lake had become a reservoir for excessive untreated effluents, including sewage, industrial waste and other chemicals.