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Africa’s biggest air polluter is now battling sewage flows into a major water source
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Years of water contamination from raw sewage is plaguing one of South Africa’s biggest water bodies, the Vaal Dam, on which about 19 million people depend, according to a report released this month by the South Africa Human Rights Commission (SAHRC).Situated about 140 km (87 miles) from Johannesburg, the Vaal river system is a major source of drinking, household, and commercial water for the three large provinces it straddles, including the commercial capital of Gauteng.The news is deepening South Africa’s reputation as the hub of pollution on the continent. The country of 58 million is already the biggest air polluter in Africa, and saw a 1.5% increase in carbon emissions in 2019, according

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