South Africa: Msunduzi River Spill - Small Farmers Worried They Will Not Be Compensated for 'Losses'

Small farmers on the banks of the Msunduzi River are blaming Pietermaritzburg's edible oil manufacturer, Willowton Oil, for potential crop failures. They are worried they will not be compensated. And a water expert, appointed by Willowton to assess the damage, has explained the effects of the spill on fish life.

Several hundred thousand fish, and other forms of aquatic life, have died in the river following a spillage of 1.6 million litres of vegetable oil and caustic soda on 13 August.

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