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Despite robust environmental laws on Zambia’s books, they are rarely effectively policed, and community complaints against them are not taken seriously. In 2011 and 2015, communities in the Copperbelt sued Sino-Metals – the company whose dam has now burst – for destroying their fields.
Mar 15, 2025, 8:29 AM
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