Zambia: Kafue River contamination from mining sparks concerns

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A mining disaster in Zambia has led to the contamination of the Kafue River, a major waterway. It has prompted to call for action to protect the health and livelihoods of people live along the rivers

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00:00CHURCHMING

00:30So we would recommend that government should be proactive not only when dealing with a

00:49crisis but also just as a matter of best practice to provide information to citizens because

00:57it is based on that information that we can ask questions to government and government

01:01is held to account.

01:09Going forward as stakeholders would like to see a tougher stance from the regulators

01:16and the government and also would like to see some sort of judicial activism from our

01:24judiciary so that all investors are brought in line and future pollution is deterred.

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