Mining output decreased by 9% year-on-year in November 2022, Statistics South Africa
Photo: Gabriel Filippelli
                                    
                                    The blood lead levels (BLLs) in children living near the world’s biggest lead mine in Zambia have been present for generations and have caused cognitive impairment in a large proportion of the population.People’s blood lead levels in the district of Kabwe are higher than the blood lead levels that have recently led to a $641-million […]
 		
			
				
	
		
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