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Africa-Press – Zambia. <\/strong><\/span>South African legal firm Mbuyisa Moleele and its UK counterpart Leigh Day have filed further evidence in the Johannesburg High Court in an attempt to convince it that Anglo American SA should face a class action case in South Africa for lead poisoning that took place in Kabwe.<\/p>\n

The contamination allegedly occurred at a now-defunct Kabwe mine, and the two firms are arguing Anglo American SA, which provided technical and other services to it, knew about the poisoning at the time.<\/p>\n

Lawyers accuse Anglo American of being the mine\u2019s operator for the period when it produced two-thirds of its lead, the company denies it ever owned the assets.<\/p>\n

Zambia Consolidated Copper Mines operated the Kabwe mine for 20 years after it was nationalized until it was closed. \u201cAnglo\u2019s attempt to blame its successor, ZCCM, for the present lead contamination does not stack up,\u201d the legal firms said in an emailed statement.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is contradictory for Anglo to argue, on the one hand, that elevated soil and blood lead levels are not due to the mine and, on the other hand, to accuse ZCCM of \u2018recklessness and neglect\u2019 over its handling of the mining operations and failure to clean-up.\u201d<\/p>\n

Anglo American said it isn\u2019t responsible for the current situation. The operator was Zambia Broken Hill Development Company and while it provided services, it \u201cat no stage owned or operated the mine,\u201d the company said in an emailed response to questions.<\/p>\n

Mbuyisa Moleele and Leigh Day first filed the suit in 2020 on behalf of a group they estimate of more than 100,000 people in Kabwe. A hearing on whether the class action proceeds is expected later this year, the firms said.<\/p>\n

The lawyers said blood lead levels there have caused cognitive impairment in a large proportion of the population and are higher than the levels of residents in Flint, Michigan, where a more than $600 million settlement was reached with people who suffered from lead poisoning.<\/p>\n

\u201cZCCM\u2019s own records show that there was a significant deterioration of operating standards under its ownership post 1974 \u2013- with the collapse and eventual removal of the critical air pollution control devices -\u2013 and that the period post-1989 most likely represents the worst period of lead pollution,\u201d Anglo American said.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Zambia. South African legal firm Mbuyisa Moleele and its UK counterpart Leigh Day have filed further evidence in the Johannesburg High Court in an attempt to convince it that Anglo American SA should face a class action case in South Africa for lead poisoning that took place in Kabwe. 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