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Maygen Reddy suffers from severe asthma. Her family believes it is caused by the pollution in the south region of Durban where they live. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Breath, death and data: The air in our cities is killing us

In Johannesburg, Pretoria, Durban, Bloemfontein and Cape Town, the air people breathe is often so dangerous that it is killing them

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Maygen Reddy suffers from severe asthma. Her family believes it is caused by the pollution in the south region of Durban where they live. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Breath, death and data: The air in our cities is killing us

In Johannesburg, Pretoria, Durban, Bloemfontein and Cape Town, the air people breathe is often so dangerous that it is killing them

Sipho Kings