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Used, abused and discarded — the plight and suffering of former Tshikondeni coal miners

South Africa

Used, abused and discarded — the plight and suffering of former Tshikondeni coal miners

By Eric Miller and Zukiswa Pikoli

Gold-mining widows and their children are battling with trauma and poverty

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Gold-mining widows and their children are battling with trauma and poverty

By Lucas Ledwaba

Death from the dumps: ‘We are dying every day’ – the ghost of Limpopo’s asbestos mining still stalks and kills the living

South Africa

Death from the dumps: ‘We are dying every day’ – the ghost of Limpopo’s asbestos mining still stalks and kills the living

By Lucas Ledwaba