In Sasolburg, one of SA's [So. Africa's] chemical hotspots, pollution is a part of life...Companies raking in billions of rands annually are allowed to spew out lethal cocktails of chemicals into the air, and if found guilty get a...fine of a mere maximum of R500...Sasol, one of the largest companies in Sasolburg, admitted in its 2000 Safety, Health and Environment report that its refinery puts out 293 000 tons of sulphur dioxide, 120 000 tons of hydrogen sulphide, 166 000 tons of nitrogen dioxide, and 57 700 tons of carbon dioxide a year...There is a serious lack of law enforcement...Sasol will admit that it has never been prosecuted for air pollution violations.