Govt frowns at illegal dumpsites

BY HARRIET CHIKANDIWA
THE Environment, Tourism and Hospitality Industry ministry has expressed concern over the proliferation of illegal dumpsites which are posing a health hazard to people and the environment.

Environment deputy minister Barbara Rwodzi threatened to invoke section 69 of the Environmental Management Agency (Ema) Act, which imposes a five-year jail term and $5 million fine for environmental offenders.

Rwodzi told journalists in Harare yesterday that her ministry would collaborate with Ema to enforce relevant environmental laws and council by-laws to curb wanton littering.

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