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High-risk areas are concentrated in townships and informal settlements, including Khayelitsha, Crossroads, Philippi and Gugulethu.
AIR POLLUTION

1.9 million Cape Town residents face high to very high air pollution risk, new UCT research reveals

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…

  • Sheree Bega
5 min read
AIR POLLUTION

Toxic storm brewing in Soweto’s Snake Park neighbourhood

Residents living beside an old mine dump face health problems as floods and heatwaves worsen the dangers of mining pollution

  • Bhekisisa Team
7 min read
An event banner outside the Al Wasl dome in the Green Zone ahead of the COP28 climate conference at Expo City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023. Photo: Hollie Adams/Bloomberg via Getty Images
CLIMATE AND HEALTH

Anticipating COP28 and its implications

The world has its annual chance to correct its course toward an equitable and sustainable planet This content is restricted to registered users and subscribers. Get Your Free…

  • Vincent Obisie-Orlu
  • Leleti Maluleke
1 min read
South Africa is one of the largest air-polluted countries in Africa according to a report by non-profit organisation Greenpeace Africa. (Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
CLIMATE AND HEALTH

‘Climate change and health must be high on the African agenda’

During COP28, health experts want negotiations will include health

  • Wakio Mbogho
4 min read