# A new report by Greenpeace Africa has revealed that air pollution killed 42-thousand South Africans in 2023, including over one-thousand-300 children under five. According to Greenpeace’s Cynthia Moyo, fine particle pollution, mainly from coal-burning industries, cost the country over 960-billion-rand. The hardest-hit regions are Gauteng, Mpumalanga, and the Highveld. Greenpeace is demanding urgent action including full enforcement of air quality laws, and a just shift to renewables. Moyo has also called for polluters to be held accountable as clean air is a right, not a privilege.
Greenpeace Africa reveals air pollution killed 42,000 South Africans in 2023