Most Read Zambia suspends output at copper processor after waste dam burst LUSAKA, Oct 16 (Reuters) – Zambia suspended operations at a copper processing plant after it discharged huge quantities of effluent into a stream after a dam burst, the nation’s environmental management agency said on Friday.The waste dam at the plant, more than 370 km north of Lusaka, collapsed on Thursday discharging massive quantities of effluent into the Luena stream, the agency said in a statement.The Luena is a tributary of a river that feeds into Zambia’s main Zambezi river, a source of water for wildlife and people of the landlocked south central African country.”A stretch of more than 200 meters along the Luena stream has been polluted, affecting fish and other aquatic organisms,” the Zambia Environmental Management Agency said.
Some small-scale farmers who grow their crops on the banks of the Luena had some of their crops buried by the discharge, the statement said.
The company, Rongxin Investments Limited, was ordered to suspend operations and clean up the stretch of water before submitting an application to re-start operations.Rongxin Investments could not be contacted after repeated attempts.(Reporting by Chris Mfula in Lusaka; Editing by Promit Mukherjee and Mark Potter) 2020-10-16 19:32:09
© 2020 Thomson Reuters.All rights reserved.Reuters content is the intellectual property of Thomson Reuters or its third party content providers.
Any copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.Thomson Reuters shall not be liable for any errors or delays in content, or for any actions taken in reliance thereon.
“Reuters” and the Reuters Logo are trademarks of Thomson Reuters and its affiliated companies.Most read today What is RSS? » Risk Disclosure: Sharenet will not accept any liability for loss or damage as a result of reliance on the information contained within this website including data, quotes, charts and buy/sell signals.
Please be fully informed regarding the risks and costs associated with trading the financial markets, it is one of the riskiest investment forms possible.
Currency trading on margin involves high risk, and is not suitable for all investors.
Trading or investing in crypto currencies carries with it potential risks.Prices of crypto currencies are extremely volatile and may be affected by external factors such as financial, regulatory or political events.Crypto currencies are not suitable for all investors.Before deciding to trade foreign exchange or any other financial instrument or crypto currencies you should carefully consider your investment objectives, level of experience, and risk appetite.
Sharenet would like to remind you that the data contained in this website is not necessarily real-time nor accurate.All CFDs (stocks, indexes, futures), Forex and crypto currencies prices are not provided by exchanges but rather by market makers, and so prices may not be accurate and may differ from the actual market price, meaning prices are indicative and not appropriate for trading purposes.Therefore Sharenet doesn’t bear any responsibility for any trading losses you might incur as a result of using this data.Sharenet may be compensated by the advertisers that appear on the website, based on your interaction with the advertisements or advertisers.Market Statistics are calculated by Sharenet and are therefore not the official JSE Market Statistics.
The calculation/derivation may include underlying JSE data.Sharenet Group of Companies are authorised financial services providers.Sharenet Securities FSP#: 28430 | Sharenet Wealth FSP#: 41688 © 2020 SHARENET (PTY) Ltd, Cape Town, South Africa.