Gupta-owned mine accused of environmental pollution

17 March 2016 - 19:57
By TMG Digital

The Dominionville community in Klerksdorp in North West is suffering from an increase in respiratory diseases allegedly caused by dust from the tailings dams at the Shiva Uranium mine which is effectively owned by the Gupta family‚ Bench Marks Foundation’s community monitors claimed on Thursday.According to the monitors‚ the mine‚ in which they say the Guptas own a 74% stake through Oakbay Resources (the family owns 64% of Oakbay‚ in which Duduzane Zuma‚ President Jacob Zuma’s son‚ also has a st...

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