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The Free State town that drowned in sludge after 12 years of warnings

Business Maverick

The Free State town that drowned in sludge after 12 years of warnings

By Julia Evans, Felix Dlangamandla, Estelle Ellis and Nonkululeko Njilo

Lesotho communities blame diamond mine pollution for trail of sickness, death and ‘poisoned pasture’

Africa

Lesotho communities blame diamond mine pollution for trail of sickness, death and ‘poisoned pasture’

By Pascalinah Kabi for MNN