Environment organisations groundWork and Vukani Environmental Justice Movement argue that regulations are necessary to save lives on the polluted Highveld
Other sources of air pollution such as coal, wood and paraffin increase when the coal-fired power stations are down
Residents living near coal mines in Mpumalanga say they feel left out of the just energy transition
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
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
As investors ditch fossil fuels, environmental lobby groups are using advocacy and litigation to force SA’s biggest polluters to change their ways
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
Sixteen months after the launch of the Deadly Air court case, the government has failed to file its answering affidavits