UN experts can intervene in Kabwe lead poisoning class action, Joburg high court rules
/ 2 December 2022

UN experts can intervene in Kabwe lead poisoning class action, Joburg high court rules

Anglo says any liability for lead contamination in Zambian district ‘rests elsewhere’

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Anglo knew for decades about lead poisoning at Zambia mine, lawyers say
/ 26 March 2022

Anglo knew for decades about lead poisoning at Zambia mine, lawyers say

The blood lead levels (BLLs) in children living near the world’s biggest lead mine in Zambia have been present for generations and have caused cognitive impairment in a large proportion of the population. People’s blood lead levels in the district of Kabwe are higher than the blood lead levels that have recently led to a […]

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Anglo American wins extension to respond to Zambian mine lead poisoning case
/ 8 July 2021

Anglo American wins extension to respond to Zambian mine lead poisoning case

Claimants allege corporate human rights abuses that resulted in lead poisoning among children and women in Kabwe

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/ 10 May 2007

Zambia gets $50m to clean up mining pollution

Zambia has secured -million from Western financiers to clean up hazardous waste in copper-mining areas, where 60 000 people are at risk from lead poisoning, industry officials said on Thursday. The World Bank has given Zambia’s Copper Belt Environmental Project a -million loan and a -million grant. It also received -million from the Nordic Development Fund.