Asbestos dumps, toxic dust, and broken promises in abandoned Zvishavane, Mashava mines
People in Zimbabwe's former asbestos mining towns are being left at risk of developing asbestos diseases that the public health system is ill-equipped to diagnose. Millions of tonnes of uncontained asbestos tailings litter the towns of Zvishavane and Mashava, where the closure of Shabanie Mashaba Mines (SMM) in 2010 has left more than abandoned infrastructure; it has created a slow-moving…
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