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

A catastrophic acid spill from a Chinese-owned copper mine in Zambia has contaminated a major river, sparking fears of ...

Four mining companies have been accused of causing an acid spill in the watershed the most important river in Zambia ...

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

This image taken from video Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025, shows the path of mine waste in the Mwambashi River, a tributary of the Kafue River, following a tailing dam breach at a Senate votes to avoid ...

The UPND government has initiated a research study on the potential transfer of water from the Luapula River to the Kafue River, a move aimed ...

Zambia's Kafue river contaminated: An incident of an acid spill at a Chinese-owned mine has reportedly led to the contamination of the Kafue River, a major waterway in Zambia, potentially ...

The collapse of a tailings dam—an earth-filled embankment used to store mining waste—on February 18 released an estimated 50 million liters of waste into the Kafue River, according to ...

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 ...

A 50-million-litre acid spill from a Chinese-owned copper mine in Zambia is now threatening to kill ties with Beijing, ...