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Unveiled investigation: Water pollution from Letšeng diamonds mine poses lethal threat to infants

Story and photos by Pascalinah Kabi This investigation was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Centre. Infants who ingest water from Maloreng Stream, a lifeline for over a hundred people, face a potentially fatal threat—hemoglobinemia-induced suffocation. This alarming revelation stems from a government report concluding that Letšeng Diamonds Mine is deliberately contaminating the stream, upon which […]