Artisanal miners' is the phrase used for South Africans who salvage coal from abandoned mines. It's a grueling and risky life ...

A 2024 report has revealed that air pollution is responsible for 6.7 million deaths in Africa every year Show more ...

Air pollution has an alarming effect on global health. In 2019, it was responsible for 4.2 million global deaths. Inhaling air pollution harms health in many different ways beyond simply having ...

According to the report, Oudtshoorn is the least polluted area in all of Africa, with a 2022 PM2.5 average (µg/m³) of 0.8.

04/06/2024April 6, 2024 Cities are growing rapidly in Africa, but many countries lack effective technologies to measure the associated air pollution. Experts are finding new ways to track air ...

It was the site of the country’s first coal discovery in 1878, which helped magnates Sammy Marks and Hendrik van der Bijl establish one of South Africa’s most concentrated industrial areas.

Almost a quarter of global land area is now under light polluted skies. And 80% of the world's population now lives under such light polluted skies, meaning a third of humanity can no longer see ...

Human activity in Africa significantly contributes to air pollution. However, no detailed data regarding country-by-country pollutant emissions in the continent was available until now. To remedy ...

By combining environmental data, population statistics and locations of critical infrastructure, geojournalism paints a vivid picture of who is most affected by South Africa’s coal pollution crisis.