'They said she had asthma. I was thinking: why? She was not born with asthma.'
Hospital visits became routine, and the medical costs started to mount. Without health insurance, the couple was spending R2,500 a month on medical bills for their children, nearly half Mbali’s partner’s salary.Smog released from burning coal is laced with chemicals like sulphur and nitrogen oxides, mercury and lead, and radioactive elements like uranium and thorium.
The air in Emalahleni, it said, contains about 20% more particulate matter than the nation’s limit of 40 micrograms per cubic metre, and more than three times more than recommended by the World Health Organisation. Sasol spokesperson Matebelo Motloung said the company’s emissions were permitted under its operating licences and that the company hoped to embrace cleaner technologies in future.Matabule had not imagined the haze in her neighbourhood was behind her children's' illness until she attended a local meeting about air pollution and heard the stories of neighbours.
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