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Negligible compensation for Turner & Newall’s asbestos-exposed African workforce
A trust compensating people who contracted asbestos diseases from British company Turner & Newall has seen few claimants from Africa, despite the company’s significant presence in the region.
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Asbestos dumps, toxic dust, and broken promises in Zimbabwe
People in Zimbabwe’s former asbestos mining towns are at risk of developing asbestos diseases from millions of tonnes of abandoned asbestos waste.
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Urgent action needed to protect people from Eswatini’s asbestos contamination, say civil society groups
As the town of Bulembu grapples with the impact of living alongside millions of tons of asbestos waste, civil society groups call for residents to be involved in what happens next.
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African town faces deadly threat from UK firm’s asbestos waste
Our investigation into the legacy of Turner & Newall in Eswatini reveals significant ongoing risks to those living near millions of tonnes of uncontained asbestos waste, and issues in identifying residents who fall ill from asbestos diseases.
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“We were just playing with death.” Inside a South African town poisoned by asbestos
Residents of Mafefe, South Africa, are still dealing with the toxic legacy of the apartheid-era asbestos mines.
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Invisibility, disease, & race: asbestos mining in South Africa
Confront speaks to Professor Lundy Braun, who argues the scientific community failed to fully show the ugly realities of asbestos mining in South Africa.
