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		<title>South Africa Week: Ilan Godfrey</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jul 2018 10:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Meghan Kirkwood]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<img src="http://lenscratch.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/1_Godfrey-651x488.jpg" class="attachment-large wp-post-image" alt="02a - Fraser Alexander Tailings (Lonmin – Western Plats – Dam 5 Tailings Complex), Wonderkop, Marikana, North West, Western Limb

Storm clouds hang overhead as strong winds carry dust tailings into the community. Informal settlements around mining operations in Marikana and the surrounds have been directly affected by dust pollution, further exacerbated in windy conditions. Dust suppression systems have been installed on the tailings in an attempt to control high dust levels. However, with communities living in close proximity to these tailings, the efficacy of such systems is limited. Community members complain that the high dust levels contaminate food and water, and many children in the area suffer from asthma and other respiratory-related illnesses. Professor Eugene Cairncross from the Cape Peninsula University of Technology writes, “Health impacts from dust include breathing and respiratory systems, damage to lung tissue, cancer and premature death.”" style="display: block; margin-bottom: 5px; clear:both;" /><p>The mining of natural resources has shaped South Africa political and economic history more than any other industry. The discovery of gold and diamond deposits in the late nineteenth century led to the founding of the cities such as Johannesburg and Kimberley. Laws and practices developed in response to needs of the mining industry incrementally</p>
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