Sandawana Mines engaged 26 local people in Mberengwa to rehabilitate dust roads, paying them monthly with flexible hours. Community leaders welcomed the work as a support for local trade. The same report noted the mine had previously employed hundreds of local people but had cut back because world lithium prices fell. It is a small example of how a lithium price slump reached rural households.

Reported number of local people engaged for road rehabilitation work

Small scale community hiring. The same article notes the mine had previously employed hundreds locally but cut back as lithium prices fell.

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