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Air and water pollution harming Joburg’s poorest communities

Failing wastewater treatment works, ageing sewage infrastructure, smouldering illegal dumps, industrial and urban runoff and a legacy of mining activities have ruined Joburg’s air and water

Smoke from burning waste at an illegal dumping site in Kya Sand can be seen blowing towards nearby residential areas.

Recent research has found that many households in the City of Johannesburg are experiencing harm from pollution.
Around one in five households report harm from air pollution, a quarter from water and sewerage pipe bursts, and one in ten from water pollution.
The impact is most pronounced in lower-income areas.

Seeing children playing on top of heaps of smouldering trash has become a common sight in Kya Sand informal settlement in Randburg. The thick, black smoke from illegally dumped waste burns day and night. It is a toxic mix of burning rubber, plastic, roof insulation and general trash.
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