Energy subsidies in South Africa more than tripled between FY2017 and FY2020 to ZAR 172 billion (USD 10.4 billion), with the highest subsidies allocated to fossil fuels, according to a new report.
Pollution from fossil fuel use costs South Africa a minimum of R550 billion each year in terms of environmental harm and damage to public health, research shows.
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