, reports Reuters.
It says the damning findings were part of a 2019 study that the government itself funded but then decided not to publish.
Reuters says it spoke to South Africa’s Environment Minister Barbara Creecy, who “declined to say why it remains unpublished” but said the government still intends to release it at some point.
The report seen by Reuters also suggests pollution waivers were given to the state power and fuel companies, Eskom and Sasol, despite knowledge of the grave effects on local people’s health.
The proportion of children living with persistent asthma in the region is double the national rate, Reuters quotes the report as saying.
Source:Fiilafmonline/BBC
