Diepgezet is a deserted town in
Gert Sibande District Municipality
Gert Sibande (until 2004 known as the Eastvaal District Municipality) is one of the 3 districts of Mpumalanga province of South Africa. The seat of Gert Sibande is Ermelo. The majority of its 900 007 people speak IsiZulu (2001 Census). The dist ...
in the
Mpumalanga province of
South Africa
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.
Formerly an asbestos mining town owned by Msauli and African Chrysotile Asbestos Limited (ACA) before abandonment in 2002 due to the imminent closure of the mine as a result of a proposed ban on the usage of asbestos eventually signed into
law
Law is a set of rules that are created and are enforceable by social or governmental institutions to regulate behavior,Robertson, ''Crimes against humanity'', 90. with its precise definition a matter of longstanding debate. It has been vario ...
in 2008
References
Populated places in the Albert Luthuli Local Municipality
Abandoned buildings and structures
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