Kabwe - Wikipedia
Kabwe is the capital of the Zambian Central Province and the Kabwe District, with a population estimated at 288,598 at the 2022 census. [1] Named Broken Hill until 1966, it was founded …
Zambia: Clean Up Toxic Lead Waste at Mine Site
2023年7月20日 · (Johannesburg) – The Zambian government should make comprehensive efforts to clean up the contaminated former lead mine in Kabwe, the capital of Zambia’s Central …
Kabwe - Zambia Tourism
Kabwe is the capital of the Zambian Central. Formerly named Broken Hill, it was founded when lead and zinc deposits were discovered in 1902. Kabwe also has a claim to being the …
Kabwe | Mining, Lead Poisoning & Pollution | Britannica
Kabwe, town, central Zambia. It is an important transportation and mining centre north of Lusaka on the Great North Road, situated at an elevation of 3,879 feet (1,182 metres).
The Fight to Return An Iconic Skull to Zambia - Discover Magazine
2019年2月19日 · Zambia achieved its independence from Britain in 1964. A decade later, the young nation began trying to get the Kabwe skull and associated bones back, but the British …
The World's Most Toxic Town: The Terrible Legacy of Zambia's …
2017年5月30日 · Kabwe is the world’s most toxic town, according to pollution experts, where mass lead poisoning has almost certainly damaged the brains and other organs of generations …
Lawsuit: Mining giant ‘turned blind eye’ to Zambia lead poisoning
2023年1月20日 · Mining giant Anglo American knew toxic fumes and dust from a Zambian lead mine were poisoning local women and children but it failed to address the issue, lawyers have …
“We Have to Be Worried” - Human Rights Watch
2019年8月23日 · More than one third of the population of Kabwe, Zambia— over 76,000 people—live in lead-contaminated townships. Studies estimate that half of the children in …
Zambia: Hope for Kabwe Lead Poisoning Victims
2022年6月22日 · (Lusaka) – The Zambian government’s recent actions to address the toxic legacy of lead in Kabwe, in central Zambia, brings hope to affected communities, 15 Zambian …
How a lead mine in Zambia has blighted a town - The Economist
2020年12月10日 · The 67-year-old lives in Kabwe, a town in central Zambia whose history, like that of much of the southern African country, is intertwined with mining. Kabwe sprung up …