South Africa’s landfill sites are in a terrible state and if drastic measures are not taken, the country will soon drown in its own waste. (Andy Mkosi)
                                    
                                    Families in areas of Mpumalanga have to choose between work and health, but new WHO air quality guidelines say the time to act is now 
 		
			
				
	
		
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