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#China #Poluting #Africa #Polution #ChineseCompanies #Zambia #Disaster #AcidicDebris #Neocolonialism #HeavyMetals #NoCleanUp #SinoMetals #NFCAfrica #EngineeringFailures #ConstructionFlaws #HoldingChinaAccountable #DrDoutyChibamba #Estimated$5BnDebt #CopperbeltProvince
Devastating toxic spill seen as test of whether African countries can stand up to China
Chinese companies provide jobs and much needed revenue in Zambia, where the disaster took place.
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December 2, 2025 at 11:19 AM
#SinoMetals has polluted a river that millions of people and wildlife depend upon.
August 29, 2025 at 9:06 PM
#SinoMetals has polluted a river that millions of people and wildlife depend upon.
So there was this environmental #catastrophe, a massive toxic spill in #Zambia in February in a #copper mining operation owned by #China which they have all been trying to cover up. #SinoMetals #Leach #Dam #Disaster
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Inside China’s Zambian copper mine disaster
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August 29, 2025 at 9:05 PM
So there was this environmental #catastrophe, a massive toxic spill in #Zambia in February in a #copper mining operation owned by #China which they have all been trying to cover up. #SinoMetals #Leach #Dam #Disaster
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The Kafue River is Zambia's longest river, and it's been destroyed by an ecological disaster that could have been prevented.
Capitalism kills... again.
#kafueriver
#miningdisaster
#sinometals
#safewater
Capitalism kills... again.
#kafueriver
#miningdisaster
#sinometals
#safewater
A river ‘died' overnight in Zambia after an acidic waste spill at a Chinese-owned mine
Authorities and environmentalists in Zambia fear the long-term impact of an acid spill at a Chinese-owned mine that poisoned a major river and could potentially affect millions of people after signs o...
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March 18, 2025 at 4:29 PM
The Kafue River is Zambia's longest river, and it's been destroyed by an ecological disaster that could have been prevented.
Capitalism kills... again.
#kafueriver
#miningdisaster
#sinometals
#safewater
Capitalism kills... again.
#kafueriver
#miningdisaster
#sinometals
#safewater
3. Dr Himwiinga warns that failure to deal with the situation "may be catastrophic".
"They [the heavy metals] could be there for years, and their effects could be felt for a very long period of time, by farmers... who rely on that water to irrigate their crops."
#Zambia #SinoMetals #mining
"They [the heavy metals] could be there for years, and their effects could be felt for a very long period of time, by farmers... who rely on that water to irrigate their crops."
#Zambia #SinoMetals #mining
December 2, 2025 at 2:45 PM
3. Dr Himwiinga warns that failure to deal with the situation "may be catastrophic".
"They [the heavy metals] could be there for years, and their effects could be felt for a very long period of time, by farmers... who rely on that water to irrigate their crops."
#Zambia #SinoMetals #mining
"They [the heavy metals] could be there for years, and their effects could be felt for a very long period of time, by farmers... who rely on that water to irrigate their crops."
#Zambia #SinoMetals #mining