1 min readBy Tony Carnie
POLLUTION LEGACY: State refinery ‘renaissance’ plan raises fresh questions over pollution, health and taxpayer risk
News that the country’s largest fuel refinery is to be reopened – and expanded considerably – has stirred Durban fence-line communities who fear a resumption of noxious petrochemical fumes seeping in to their homes and lungs.
By Tony CarnieSouth Africa
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News that the country’s largest fuel refinery is to be reopened – and expanded considerably – has stirred Durban fence-line communities who fear a resumption of noxious petrochemical fumes seeping in to their homes and lungs.
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- Length
- 36 words · 1 min read
- Published
- September 30, 2026
- Byline
- Tony Carnie
- Source
- Daily Maverick