Women stampede for ‘vim’ in sign of penury

In a scene amplifying their miserable existence, women from communities surrounding Bikita Minerals are seen here stampeding for a lithium waste product colloquially known as vim. The mining company occasionally transports the waste product to a roadside where women package it for sale as a dish washing powder. Bikita Minerals is the largest lithium producer in the country.

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