Endless Agony for World’s Most Polluted Place

Houses can be seen next to the Sasol Infrachem chemicals processing plant in Sasolburg, South Africa, on Feb. 23, 2023. — Houses can be seen next to the Sasol Infrachem chemicals processing plant in Sasolburg, South Africa, on Feb. 23, 2023.
Photographer: Guillem Sartorio/Bloomberg

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By Antony Sguazzin

March 1, 2024 at 11:00 AM UTC

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It just may be the most polluted place on Earth.