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Anglo turned blind eye to Zambian lead poisoning, court hears

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Lawyers for the plaintiffs made their case on Friday before a Johannesburg court that is to decide whether to give the go-ahead to a class-action lawsuit against the British firm. The plaintiffs argue that tens of thousands of people living in Kabwe, a town 150km (95 miles) north of the Zambian capital, Lusaka, have suffered from lead poisoning.

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Anglo turned blind eye to Zambian lead poisoning, court hears

South Africa’s High Court was told that Anglo American turned a “blind eye” to lead poisoning in the Zambian town of Kabwe, where it held a stake in a mine for almost 50 years.

1 year ago·South Africa

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Bloomberg

Court Told Anglo Turned Blind Eye to Zambian Lead Poisoning

South Africa’s High Court was told that Anglo American Plc turned a “blind eye” to lead poisoning in the Zambian town of Kabwe, where it held a stake in a mine for almost 50 years.

1 year ago·United States

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Al Jazeera

Lawsuit: Mining giant ‘turned blind eye’ to Zambia lead poisoning

Plaintiffs argue that decades of mining have turned Kabwe community into ‘one of the most polluted places in the world’.

1 year ago·Qatar

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The Citizen

Mining giant 'turned blind eye' to lead poisoning in Zambia

Mining giant Anglo American knew toxic fumes and dust from a Zambian mine poisoned local women and children but failed to address the issue, lawyers told a South African court Friday. Lawyers for some of the alleged victims made their case before a Johannesburg court that is to decide whether to give the go ahead to a class action against the firm’s South African subsidiary. Anglo ‘knew of dangers’ Anglo American denies responsibility. The plai…

1 year ago·South Africa

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