140,000 Zambian women and children bring class action suit against mining conglomerate, South African Anglo-American
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140,000 Zambian women and children bring class action suit against mining conglomerate, South African Anglo-American By MULEYA CHONGO, SAEED SIMON BANDA, HENRY CHUNZA and DERRICK SINJELA A HEARING is getting underway in the South Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg South Africa to determine whether 140,000 Zambian women and children can bring a class action suit against the mining conglomerate, Anglo-American. The alleged victims, inhabitants of the town of Kabwe, claim they have suffered extreme levels of lead pollution after nearly 50 years of metal mining and smelting operations by the company. Through British and South African the plaintiffs argue that...
