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Sick of coal: Protesters from Mpumalanga gather outside the high court in Pretoria, where the Deadly Air case is taking place. (Daylin Paul)
AIR POLLUTION

‘We want to breathe fresh air’

The landmark Deadly Air Mpumalanga case has pitted two environmental justice groups against the state

  • Sheree Bega
7 min read
The toxic air pollution on the Mpumalanga Highveld is a 50-year-old problem that cannot “miraculously” be fixed overnight, argued the advocate for Barbara Creecy, the minister of forestry, fisheries and the environment. (Photo by Per-Anders Pettersson/Getty Images)
BARBARA CREECY

Right to clean air ‘progressively realisable’ in polluted Mpumalanga Highveld, court hears

State argues dirty air can’t be ‘miraculously’ fixed overnight in final day of proceedings in landmark Deadly Air case

  • Sheree Bega
4 min read