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by Avior Abu in the Calcalist. Quietly, under the cover of our political chaos, an interdepartmental committee is trying to overthrow the right of a municipality to decide where a cell phone antenna will be erected in its jurisdiction. Their reasons being that while we want our cellphone, we don’t want to see their base stations or antennas in our backyard, even as we complain about poor coverage and slow data speeds. In this age of Corona, improved coverage sounds a good thing …. or is it? Will such a power be abused at industry’s whim? During the early 2000 the cellphone companies in Israel routinely exploited a looph
A British scientist has controversially claimed that the rollout of 5G networks should be halted until the safety of the technology has been tested and its safety proven.
Professor John William Frank, a physician and epidemiologist from the University of Edinburgh, says we should err on the side of caution by delaying any further roll-out of 5G globally, pending more conclusive research on its safety.
5G requires more transmitter masts in a given stretch of land than previous generations of broadband cellular networks, like 4G.
Because of this, he believes more people will be exposed to radio frequency electromagnetic fields (RF-EMFs) at levels potentially harmful to health .
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ARPANSA scientist Dr Ken Karipidis joins international commission
ARPANSA is proud to announce that Dr Ken Karipidis has been admitted as a member of the International Commission on Occupational Health (ICOH), specifically the Scientific Committee on Radiation and Work.
The committee provides expert advice on safety of radiation exposure in occupational settings including ionising radiation and non-ionising radiation, electromagnetic fields and optical radiation. The committee also facilitates a multidisciplinary network of experts for sharing knowledge on adverse health effects and regulation in the protection of workers from radiation.
‘This is a great opportunity for ARPANSA to share its valuable knowledge on health and radiation protection in an international context, and to collaborate with ICOH’s many partners, including the World Health Organization, the International Labour Organization, the International Atomic Energy Agency and the International Commissio
Four MTN and Vodacom cellphone network towers were torched between 5 January and 6 January in KwaZulu-Natal.
There was also an unsuccessful arson attack on another network tower in KZN, said MTN spokesperson Jacqui O’Sullivan about the destruction. At the time of publication, the two operators were still looking at who owned which towers, according to O’Sullivan.
Vodacom has evidence to suggest that the torching of network infrastructure, including 5G sites, in KZN is fuelled by the latest disinformation campaign on social media platforms, linking 5G and Covid-19, said spokesperson Byron Kennedy of Vodacom.
“The modus operandi in the current wave of attacks is to burn down cell phone network infrastructure. By contrast, in typical base station vandalism cases, thieves break into cell phone network base stations in order to steal batteries and copper,” Kennedy said.
ANC councillor condemned for 5G conspiracy theory
By Mphathi Nxumalo
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DURBAN - LOCAL ANC councillor Sifiso Mngadi has angered people within eThekwiniâs political establishment with a voice note in which he linked 5G networks to Covid-19.
In the voice note, Mngadi said: âCouncillors. I think as leaders of eThekwini we need to take action against this disease that has entered.Itâs not Covid-19. This we are getting from towers that are 5G, some of which were installed during the Covid pandemic and connected in preparation for the second wave.
âMaybe us as councillors we need to go and call for a special council meeting and take a decision and say that all 5G towers should be disconnected from the towers that are in eThekwiniâ¦â