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COVID-19: We can’t breathe – residents in South Durban say whilst caught between COVID-19 and polluted air

Posted in: KwaZulu-Natal, Latest, Provinces

Lockdown has been difficult for most people in South Africa, but residents in the South Durban Basin describe their experiences as tantamount to a health hostage situation as they are caught between polluted air from petrochemical industries and the COVID-19 virus. Nomfundo Xolo investigates.

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COVID-19: We can’t breathe – residents in South Durban say whilst caught between COVID-19 and polluted air

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