Zambia

By Human Rights Watch (Washington, DC) "Henry" is thin and small for his age. The 10-year-old, his mum and I are sitting outside in the dusty, poor township of Waya in...

Lead exposure around a former lead and zinc mine in Zambia is having disastrous effects on children’s health, Human Rights Watch said today. The Zambian government should promptly clean up the contamination...

Zambia has scooped the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) award following its commitment to enhancing sustainable Management of Mineral Resources. Mines minister Richard Musukwa, who received Zambia’s award, commended the...

By Scott Tibballs  Canada’s First Quantum Minerals has nothing to worry about when it comes to resource nationalism if sources close to the government of Zambia are to be believed. “The government...

The Zambezi River Authority (ZRA), which manages the Kariba Dam on behalf of Zimbabwe and its northern neighbour Zambia, has warned of a serious electricity crisis as water levels in...

Instead of growing hope, Zambia’s Kansanshi mine’s corporate social responsibility programme is undermining the hope of poor communities. The mine does not attach significant importance to the economic and social...

Canadian mining company First Quantum Minerals Ltd will not be laying-off workers at their operations in Zambia and remains in dialogue with Government over the new Mining Taxes, that's according...

The Mine Workers Union of Zambia has requested government to pass laws stipulating the minimum wage for workers in the mining sector and the extractive industry. Government must regulate the...

Leading UK engineering consultant, WSP, has been appointed by the Southern African Power Pool (SAPP) to develop a proposed 330 kV interconnector between Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo...

BMG’s energy efficient drive solutions are designed to meet the exact needs of mining and mineral processing, at the same time ensuring improved asset availability and the lowest cost of...