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Air Quality management is South Africa is informed and regulated by atmospheric Pollution Preventation act 1965( Act 45 of 1965).

This act has been regarded as being out dated of a number of reasons, it has inadequate compliance and enforcement mechanism to implement act effectively South Africa are exposed to renewable to exceptionally poor our quality is terms of both local and international standards. The poor our quality is various area of has various impact that can be measured in terms of economic costs, such costs are imposed on society and are paid for both the victims of poor quality and public service. South Africa government has a critical responsibility to play in ensuring that no community is exposed to unclean environments. The South African Bill of right( section 24 of the South Africa constitution) it ensures that every person has a right to an environment no harmful to their heart. Youth African Industries are not being held accountable for their pollution. Although pollution does not strictly respect geographic boundaries, a history of racial division in the apartheid-era industrial planning make black workers and communities bear the brunt of pollution. Even today black communities living on the fence line of chemical and pretrochemical industries in area such as South Durban, Zamdela ............. and Table view in Cape town(Cpt) as well as Mbo..................... are exposed to a variety of ...........emission and their health and quality of life is seriously compromised. (at al Blishson,R 2005). In democratic South Africa, voices expressing......... now have a greater impact. The national environmental management Act promises governments adherence to good principles and practices to environmental air pollution issues. Now legislation is passed and revised existing legislation and regulations to ensure that government officials and communities has necessary power and authority to hold corporations accountable for environmentally related violation.

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