/ 11 October 2023

Load-shedding obscures the understanding of South Africa’s air quality

Every year, 6.7 million lives are lost prematurely because of the combined impact of outdoor and indoor air pollution. (Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Authorities reported that most air quality monitoring stations were frequently offline due to ongoing power blackouts

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