For the past 5 years, Sparky has owned a car in which he commutes to the Port in.
Sparky estimates the additional monthly maintenance and cleaning costs on this asset, as the result of the manganese ore, to be in the region of R1000 per month.
The cost of accelerated wear and tear over the life of Sparky’s asset is estimated to be: R18000.
Sparky has this to say about the Manganese Ore pollution from the Port of Port Elizabeth; “It effects residents, visitors and workers in surrounding area. It is destroying these same persons houses, vehicles and the list goes on.”
See other comments here: Manganese ore – Just Say No.
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