The story revealed that even though the Zimbabwean government has committed on the international stage to phasing out the use of mercury in gold mining, it does not adhere to those commitments at home, turning a blind eye and serving as a purchaser to thousands of artisanal miners who use beads of toxic mercury to sift gold. Those miners are typically unaware of the health risks of mercury, which leads to brain and kidney damage and can be fatal.
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