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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
Section 24 of the Constitution determines that everyone in South Africa has the right to an environment that is not detrimental to their health or well-being (Photo by H. Christoph/ullstein bild via Getty Images)
AFRICA

Zambia should commit to tackling toxic lead mine’s legacy

Residents of Kabwe have been poisoned for decades and now UN experts have called for an urgent clean-up

  • Namo Chuma
  • Eugene Kabilika
3 min read