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South Africa has legislation to protect rivers‚ despite pollution [1]

Two rivers in India have been granted the same legal rights as human beings in a bid to prevent pollution‚ a position that is catered for in South Africa.

Publication Date: 
18/04/2017
Times Live (South Africa) [2]
Tags:
Water Pollution [3], River Pollution [4], South Africa [5], Legislation [6], Sewage [7], Africa [8]
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