In Cape Town, cellphone towers are still being erected in school playgrounds and just a few metres away from the nearest homes. In 2010 it was widely reported that cellphone towers posed no risk – “Cellphone towers safe for kids” and “No link seen between cell phone towers, cancer: Children living nearby not at risk,…
Press Release: 25 Nov 2014 EMRSA Press Release 2014 11 25 Objection to Council Draft Policy: 31 Aug 2014 Draft TI Policy 2014 – Objection Letter to government: May 2014 Open letter to Helen Zille Extract: We call on you and the government to take measures to apply the Precautionary Principle. In your 2014 Election…
UMHLANGA Manors residents have emerged victorious in their battle against the application to install a MTN cell mast. Last year, the plan earned the ire of residents who reacted angrily to plans to build the 25 meter high cell mast in close proximity to residents’ homes. Richard Edwards, chairman of the Umhlanga Manors Homeowners Forum,…
On Friday, 28 Nov 2014 about 120 people joined in protest against the erection of a cellphone tower immediately adjacent to homes with young children. Protestors lined both sides of Spaanschemat Ave from Strawberry Lane to Aloe Rd holding yellow and blue banners reading “NO TO MTN MAST” while the majority congregated outside the residence of…
Submitted by Mitchellb on Tue, 06/10/2014 – 21:03 Is it a tree? Is it a billboard? Is it a chimney? No, it is one of the latest cellular towers around the country Mobile operators continue to find new ways to disguise mobile sites to ensure they blend in perfectly with the environment. There is a…
Results: The results showed that most of the symptoms such as nausea, headache, dizziness, irritability, discomfort, nervousness, depression, sleep disturbance, memory loss and lowering of libido were statistically significant in the inhabitants living near the BTS antenna (<300 m distances) compared to those living far from the BTS antenna (>300 m). Method: A cross-sectional study on 250…
MTN has started deploying antennas on street light poles, the network announced in a press release on Tuesday, 19 August 2014. It has also been erecting “purpose-built pole masts with zero visual impact” around west and northern Johannesburg to improve network coverage and quality. News of MTN using street poles as cellular towers comes after…
In this article, Dr Andrew Goldsworthy (a retired engineering lecturer from Imperial College London) explains how weak electromagnetic fields from cell phones, cordless phones and WiFi can have serious effects on our health. These include damage to glands resulting in obesity and related disorders, chronic fatigue, autism, increases in allergies and multiple chemical sensitivities, early…
This follow-up study of 60 participants over one and a half years claims to show a significant effect on the adrenergic system after the installation of a new cell phone base station in the village of Rimbach (Bavaria). After the activation of the GSM base station, the study found the levels of the stress hormones…
El Dorado Mobile Home Park, at Twain and Arville, is home to hundreds of senior citizens. Most of them strictly oppose plans to put in a cell phone tower in the middle of their neighborhood. But they say their concerns aren’t being heard. That’s why they called Action News for help. The issue first came…