The South African High Court ruled that the poor air quality violates citizens' constitutional right to an environment that is safe for their health and well-being.

Researchers believe that more than 700,000 Africans die each year as a result of air pollution – and the number continues ...

Each year, air pollution ... and CVD in Africa. Surprisingly, we found only six studies using hospital data to look at the links between these two phenomena, most confined to South Africa.

air pollution is costing African countries billions in gross domestic product and can be correlated to losses in cognitive development among Africa’s children, the researchers found. In the first ...

According to the study, the majority focused on urban populations in South Africa, making it difficult to determine the true health impact of air pollution. Their paper also reveals that just 24 ...

Cape Town - South Africa took a proactive role in addressing plastic pollution, particularly through its participation in the Intergovernmental Negotiation Committee (INC) for a global legally ...

Stakeholders expressed dismay that despite alerting the City of Cape Town to a major source of pollution in the vlei ... AllAfrica is a voice of, by and about Africa - aggregating, producing ...