On the 21st of February, Unpoison SA published an update of the database of highly hazardous pesticides registered for use in South Africa that they initially published two years earlier. Shockingly, unlike other countries, this database has hitherto not been…
This was a according to a media statement release on 12 February addressed to the Portfolio Committee on Agriculture. The week before, on 4 February the Commission met with the Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, the Minister of Agriculture, John Steenhuisen;…
Farm workers are exposed to dangerous pesticides daily, often the most severe class – highly hazardous pesticides (HHPs). While men often do the spraying, women farmworkers are also vulnerable to pesticide exposure, which occurs in multiple ways, including when pesticides…