The key theme in the air quality case heard in the supreme court of appeal this week focused on holding government and polluters to account
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The company says it remains committed to ambient air quality improvement and legal compliance
Barbara Creecy says her appeal ‘boils down to a question of law’
Judge says environment minister’s denial of the harm caused is at odds with science, and gives her a deadline to prescribe long-delayed pollution regulations
State argues dirty air can’t be ‘miraculously’ fixed overnight in final day of proceedings in landmark Deadly Air case
There is no legal mechanism in place to implement and enforce measures to prevent toxic air pollution in the Highveld
The state has filed its opposition to the Deadly Air case, with the environment minister claiming no causal link can be found between air pollution and ill health
The state is facing a court battle about big industry’s emissions and their link to poor health. This is a public health concern and the government must take action to save lives
Migrant workers faced many depredations on their railway trips to and from Mozambique
Government is being sued by environmental activist groups who say it is infringing on residents’ right to clean air