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carte blanche

The Noble Fight for a Clean Environment

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29 December
๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฎ ๐——๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿต. Forcibly removed by the apartheid regime to Durban South, surrounded by agro-chemical plants, paper mills and refineries, the young Desmond Dโ€™Sa believed he lost family members to cancer and respiratory illnesses caused by their toxic living conditions. This spurred him on to dedicate his life to environmental activism and even today he continues to fight against new threats posed to his hometown's cleanliness and safety. Carte Blanche traces the fight of this the eco-evangelist who managed to have three toxic waste dumps closed down and won global renown for his work as he keeps doing battle with big industry over their pollution output. For the latest content, get DStv Stream.