Air pollution in South Africa causes thousands of deaths, and levels in Gauteng are among the worst in the world.
Research from the Centre for Energy and Clean Air (CREA) showed that exposure to ambient fine particulate matter (PM2.5) contributed to an estimated 42,000 deaths per year in South Africa. The latest research from the Finland-based CREA showed that 1,300 deaths of children five and under were also caused by air pollution.
