‘There is always risk’: The Zimbabwean de-miner in South Sudan


When the call came from war-ravaged South Sudan in June 2011, Job Tawengwa did not hesitate to say yes. Harare-based Tawengwa, a de-mining and explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) expert, knew it would be risky, as usual.

His first call to clear landmines came in 1998, from Mozambique, next to his native Zimbabwe. He joined a team of de-mining experts and was deployed to various provinces of the Southern African country to clear the fields.

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Source: Al Jazeera