DUST, BONES, DYNAMITE AND DISPOSSESSION: Expert report uncovers ‘hidden mental trauma’ of opencast coal mining in rural KwaZulu-Natal

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by Tony Carnie, Daily MaverickExpert report uncovers ‘hidden mental trauma’ of opencast coal mining in rural KwaZulu-Natal by Tony Carnie, Daily Maverick November 8, 2022 Imagine drinking water stained jet black and undrinkable from coal dust. Or seeing streams of black soot pouring down your walls. Dust staining your furniture and clothes daily. Then there is the regular, juddering explosion of dynamite ripping the earth apart.

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