More than 40% of Cape Town’s population is exposed to high or very high air pollution risk, according to a new UCT study that reveals sharp environmental inequalities across the…

Excess sulphur dioxide emissions will pollute the air, kill humans and damage the economy, they say

Activists say the deaths of vulnerable people is too high a price to pay for electricity when alternatives are available

The exemption will have a major effect on people’s health, say environmental justice groups

In the absence of mechanisms to recoup investment into cleaner fuels, refineries may be faced with tough decisions

The World Bank is funding a plan to deal with air pollution in Ekurhuleni, Tshwane and Johannesburg

The power utility is being taken to court by the Minister of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries in a first-of-its-kind criminal prosecution

The mining company says it complies with both the Air Quality Control Act and the Health and Safety Act, as well as conducting extensive research before starting operations

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

As part of the M&G’s series on air pollution, Simon Allison reports on his experience of living with the air in New Delhi