Highveld Priority Area Pollution

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Dying to breathe: Many of the priority areas exceeded South Africa’s national ambient air quality standards,
often in regions with high concentrations of vulnerable people. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy

CLEAN AIR FUND SOUTH AFRICA

SA’s hotspots for deadly air pollution

The Highveld, Vaal Triangle and Waterberg–Bojanala areas linked to higher rates of respiratory disease and TB

Sheree Bega