Knock-on effects: Cape Plc operated an asbestos mine near Prieska from the 1920s to 1979, but the harmful effects of the element continue down the generation. Photos: Hein du Plessis
Activists are pressing the government to clean up abandoned asbestos mines, warning that Cape Plc’s toxic legacy still endangers communities
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