South Africa: Event Hosted in Parliament Calls on Anglo American to Answer for its Toxic Legacy in Kabwe, Zambia

Next week, on Tuesday 29 October , Action for Southern Africa (ACTSA) and Lord Peter Hain will host an event in the House of Lords, in which a panel of regional, health, and legal experts will discuss the impacts of lead pollution in Kabwe, one of the world’s most toxic towns, where Anglo American operated one of the world’s most productive lead mines for almost 50 years.

A class action suit has been filed in South Africa against Anglo American South Africa on behalf of around 140,000 women and…