A mining disaster in Zambia has led to the contamination of the Kafue River, a major waterway. It has prompted to call for action to protect the health and livelihoods of people live along the rivers
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00:30So we would recommend that government should be proactive not only when dealing with a
00:49crisis but also just as a matter of best practice to provide information to citizens because
00:57it is based on that information that we can ask questions to government and government
01:01is held to account.
01:09Going forward as stakeholders would like to see a tougher stance from the regulators
01:16and the government and also would like to see some sort of judicial activism from our
01:24judiciary so that all investors are brought in line and future pollution is deterred.