Zambia: South African Firm’s Transfer of Toxic Lead Imperils Residents

Zambia: South African Firm’s Transfer of Toxic Lead Imperils Residents

Click to expand Image Trucks at the “Black Mountain,” the concession of Enviro Processing Limited (EPL) that holds much of Kabwe’s mine lead waste, Kabwe, Zambia. © 2023 Trajectory Media/Al Jazeera English (Johannesburg) – A South African-owned company is providing access to toxic lead-bearing waste in the Zambian city of Kabwe despite immense health risks for local residents, Human Rights Watch said today. The material derives from waste mater…