Cellphone towers: Concerns raised over health risk posed to Durban communities
By Thami Magubane
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DURBAN - THE eThekwini Municipality has approved the leasing out of land to be used as sites for cellular base stations despite concerns that the stations might pose a health risk to community members.
Parties opposed to the plan claimed the community had not been properly informed about the sites.
The Mercury understands that there are more than 100 of these stations, including new and existing stations across Durban, to improve cellphone connectivity. In recent years, communities have held protests to call for these stations not to be erected in their areas as they feared for their health.