The case, filed by Johannesburg and London law firms Mbuyisa Moleele and Leigh Day, alleges that Anglo American was negligent in allowing uncontrolled lead contamination, and not ensuring that lead in the environment was cleaned up even after research showing widespread serious lead poisoning and deaths of local children.
Lead levels in the soil are many times higher than the US Environmental Protection Agency’s limit in some areas. The incidence of childhood lead poisoning is among the highest in the world, especially in those under the age of three. In January 2023, a South African High Court will decide whether a class action, brought on behalf of about 140,000 Kabwe residents against Anglo American South Africa, may proceed.The case is set to be one of the largest human rights class actions in history, with compensation that could exceed previous awards.
ESG is now considered the biggest risk for disruption by mining executives, according to KPMG’s Global Mining Outlook 2022. This is the first time in the report’s 12-year history that a drop in commodity prices is not the leading concern.
Clog up zambia's courts with this takhaar betoger Hain rubbish
Not our OCJ_RSA ConCourtSA! They must rather go to the US! Remember Glencore admitted to evil & currently paying fines in the US & UK…But here in SA, even the StateCaptureCom saw nothing untoward with Glencore!