KITWE, Zambia — Authorities and environmentalists in Zambia fear the long-term impact of an acid spill at a Chinese-owned ...

China's Sino-Metals Leach Zambia has been ordered to compensate all farmers and consumers affected by dam breach in the Kafue ...

Kafue river serves as the major water way in the southern African country of Zambia. The Zambian government has deployed ...

A major environmental disaster has struck Zambia. A once-thriving river was rendered lifeless overnight due to a massive ...

About 60% of Zambia’s 20 million people live in the Kafue River basin and depend on it in some way as a source of fishing, ...

Signs of pollution in the river were detected at least 100 kilometres downstream from the source of the pollution.

The incident reportedly began on Feb. 18, when the tailings dam collapsed at the mine run by Sino-Metals Leach Zambia.

shows dead fish in the Kafue River near the town of Luanshya, Zambia. This image taken from video Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025, shows dead fish in the Kafue River near the town of Luanshya ...

This image taken from video Wednesday, February 19, 2025, shows dead fish in the Kafue River near the town of Luanshya, Zambia.(AP Photo/Richard Kille) The spill happened on Feb. 18 when a ...

This image taken from video Feb. 19, 2025, shows dead fish in the Kafue River near the town of Luanshya, Zambia. (AP Photo/Richard Kille ) Sign up for our Daily eBlast to get coverage on Black ...

The collapse allowed some 50 million liters of waste containing concentrated acid, dissolved solids and heavy metals to flow into a stream that links to the Kafue River, Zambia’s most important ...