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Mines, Meat and Maize
Mulungushi University (Kabwe, Zambia)
Workshop about the role of mining in shaping the economies and environments of southern Africa @ Mulungushi University (Kabwe, Zambia)
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August 25, 2026

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Leiden
Africa Studies Centre Leiden (Herta Mohr building) Seminar Room: 0.31
Ruptures and Riches
A Multidisciplinary Exploration of African Mineral Resource Management Extraction - African Studies Research Master’s Student Workshop
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March 20, 2025
Kimberley
Africana Library, Dutoitspan Road, Kimberley
Kimberley Africana Library Friends Presentation
Dr Jan-Bart Gewald gave a talk in Kimberley entitled “Diamonds and Dust: The Toxic Legacy of Diamond Mining in Kimberley, 1870-1929."
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January 21, 2025
Presentation
Sapienza University of Rome
Book Presentation
Jan-Bart Gewald talks at the book presentation of‍ Residual Governance: How South Africa Foretells Planetary Futures By Gabrielle Hecht
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October 7, 2024
Grant
Leiden University
Grant for Research into Polluted Mines in Africa
Professor Jan-Bart Gewald has been awarded an NWO L grant to investigate the long-term global consequences of three industrial mining sites in Southern Africa
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October 2, 2024

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