!HOAEB’S ORDEAL UNDERSCORES THE NEED FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY REFORM

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2025-08-28

Windhoek, 28 August 2025-Former uranium mine worker Petrus !Hoaeb pictured at his home, where he continues to battle long-term health complications linked to radiation exposure.(Photo: Contributed) NAMPA

By Mathilde Kudumo
(NAMPA FEATURES SERVICE)
WINDHOEK, 28 AUG (NAMPA) – The day Petrus !Hoaeb collapsed beside his workstation inside a uranium mine in southern Namibia, is one he will never forget.
The air was dry, thick and eerily silent, broken only by the shouts of co-workers rushing to lift his body.
It was not the first time. He had fainted before. Each time, he was rushed to hospital, patched up with medicine, and sent back underground.
“I...

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