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Zambia: Govt Stalling On Lead Cleanup Plan
HRW, 13 March 2024
Urgent Action Needed on Kabwe Mine Site Committee Read more »
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Zambia: Kabwe's Stolen Breath - Legacy of Lead and the Fight for a Greener Future
allAfrica, 27 February 2024
Kabwe, Zambia, once a bustling mining town, now bears the heavy weight of a toxic legacy. Read more »
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Zambia: Zambia's 'Green Kabwe' Plan Should Prioritize Mine Cleanup
HRW, 3 April 2023
Natalie Chilikwela is done with talking. The 18-year-old has experienced the harmful impacts of toxic lead contamination in her hometown of Kabwe her whole life and has listened to… Read more »
Kabwe's Toxic Legacy in Zambia - A Community Gasping for Change
Decades of lead mining by Anglo-Americans left the Kabwe community in Zambia gasping for breath, literally and figuratively. The land is choked with lead dust, the air thick with its invisible menace. But amid the devastation, a fight for justice, environmental remediation, and a greener future is taking root, writes allAfrica's Melody Chironda.
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A class action lawsuit targeting mining giant Anglo American over health problems allegedly caused by lead mines in central Zambia will hear who can participate in the case in ... Read more »
