Eswatini once featured the Havelock asbestos mine on its 10-emalangeni currency, showing how deeply asbestos mining shaped the country’s economy and history. In this Asbestos Artifacts video, attorney Justinian Lane explains how the mine in Bulembu became a major source of chrysotile asbestos, why companies like Turner & Newall expanded across southern Africa, and how asbestos mining affected workers, families, and nearby communities. The video also explores the striking contrast between national pride, colonial industry, environmental contamination, and the ghost-town legacy left behind after the asbestos market collapsed.
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