Eskom says it has temporarily closed its Camden power plant in Mpumalanga because the dam where it stores the ash from burning coal could burst and endanger local residents. The state-owned electricity utility’s 1 600-megawatt power plant...
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused activity to shut down and brought the world to a complete standstill. This has slashed greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution around the world. If there was ever something positive to take from this crisis, it...
More than 160,000 people could die over the next decade from strokes and heart attacks caused by air pollution, a report has warned. That is the equivalent of more than 40 heart and circulatory disease deaths related to air pollution every day. The...
Eskom, South Africa’s biggest polluter, has asked for additional emission exemptions at two of its biggest plants. The state-owned utility, which is struggling to meet its costs and has R454-billion in debt, has applied to the environment ministry...
