Zambia Mining News Today

The announcement on Stanley Kakubo’s departure came after a video showing 2 people counting wads of cash was circulated on social media.

Lusaka - Zambia: The recent decision by the Zambia Environmental Management Agency (ZEMA) to halt mining operations in the Lower Zambezi National Park by

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 many promises from politicians – but nothing much has changed.

Lusaka - Zambia: ZESCO board chairman Vickson Ncube says implementation of cost reflective tariffs for electricity will be an academic exercise which defeats

Help us continue to fight human rights abuses. Please give now to support our workUN Children’s Rights Experts Session, Should Push for Full Mine Cleanup Share this via Facebook Share this via Twitter Share this via WhatsApp Share this via Email Other ways to share Share this via LinkedIn Share this via Reddit Share this

“Janet” is a 4-year-old girl from Kabwe in Zambia’s Central Province who suffers from frequent headaches. She is unusually small for her age and often has difficulty remembering things. Recent blood tests have shown that she has extremely high lead levels in her blood, which would be consistent with her symptoms. Her mother is both worried about her daughter’s long-term health as well as angry, and says she wants to fight against the now closed lead and zinc mine that has made her daught...

Jubilee Metals Group interim period has been one of the most significant to date

January 6 2021 / Modified on January 6 2021 The World Bank is committing $65 million to finance an environmental remediation and restoration project around several mining sites in Zambia. Mining that benefits the Zambian economy has many impacts on the environment, including pollution that affects people’s health. Initiated by the Zambian government, the Zambia Mining and Environmental Remedi...

Zambia Mining and Environmental Remediation and Improvement Project 12/17/2020 | 03:19pm EDT Send by mail : Message : Required fields Legacy mining pollution in Zambia is the result of many decades of unsustainable mining operations and inadequate rehabilitation or closure of mining sites. In the Copperbelt Province, townships adjacent to copper mining sites are severely polluted while in the old mining town of Kabwe, there are unacceptably high levels of lead in the soil. Interventions...