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ANGLO AMERICAN SOUTH AFRICA

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’

  • Sheree Bega
5 min read
Mining output decreased by 9% year-on-year in November 2022, Statistics South Africa Photo: Gabriel Filippelli
ANGLO AMERICAN

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…

  • Sheree Bega
8 min read