MANGANESE POISONING IN SERENJE STRIKES 28 WORKERS AS 271 RECORD MANGANESE ABOVE NORMAL LEVEL IN THE BLOOD
Lusaka, Sunday (March 12, 2023) Acting Minister of Health Brenda Tambatamba says Government is aware of an outbreak of a strange disease in Kanona Ward in Serenje District and Chitambo Ward in Chitambo District in Central Province. Recently, Centre for Environment Justice (CEJ) Executive Director Maggie Mwape has consistently called for fair treatment of the […]
EVACUATE 35 MANGANESE PROCESSING PLANT WORKERS WITH STRANGE ILLNESS FOR SPECIALISED TREATMENT
Centre for Environment Justice (CEJ) has learnt that 35 people that work for a manganese processing plant in Serenje District shake continuously after developing a strange illness. The victims are patiently waiting for a detailed medical report. CEJ Executive Director Maggie Mwape has since urged Workers Compensation Fund Control Board to respond immediately for compliance […]
CSER PROJECT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL EXTRACTIVES IMPACTS NKANDABWE WARD IN SINAZONGWE DISTRICT
A glance at Sinazongwe, shows that the district is one of the three Gwembe rural valley districts located in Sinazongwe Chiefdom, of Southern Province. It lies within Zambia’s Agro-ecological region I, with generally hot and dry climatic conditions. Temperatures can rise up to 40 degrees Celsius during the summer and rainfall patterns follow an uneven […]
DO LOCAL COMMUNITIES BENEFITS FROM MINING
Despite the global economic crisis and reduced commodity prices, mining companies continue to enter remote communities to search for exploitable mineral reserves. Most of these frontier locations are home to indigenous, poor and vulnerable people. Mining can impact local communities both positively and negatively. While positive impacts such as employment and community development projects are […]