ndhlovu's practice in emalahleni is right in the coal belt.uzile mkhwanazi is breathing heavily. while she has been having problems for years, the condition has worsened and she is concerned. dr. ndhlovu: there is lots of blasting, there are lots of mines around. the air is polluted, water is polluted, so obviously you are going to have lots of respiratory problems. quite often we get bronchitis, we do get chronic sinusitis, we do get asthma because of the environment as well. reporter: the mother of four has sent three of her children to other parts of the country because their health was poor. now she fears for herself. she works in building and road maintenance. duduzile: there is no way i can do work like that. i have to sit down and take a break all the time. >> -- environmental justice group is celebrating a victory following judgment in the quote-unquote deadly air case. reporter: in 2022, the constitutional court ordered the government to enforce rules for polluters to meet minimum air quality standards. the judgment was celebrated as