THE Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock has cautioned the public against consuming fish from the Kafue River and other polluted streams. Last week, government disclosed that a pollutant that was discharged by Sino Metals Leach Zambia Limited into Mwambashi River, a tributary of the Kafue River, caused damage to maize, groundnut fields and killed fish. In a statement, Sunday, Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock Principal Public Relations Officer Benny Munyama revealed that the contamination in the Kafue River involved acidic effluents with heavy metal content thereby making the fish unsafe for human consumption. “The Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, in collaboration with relevant authorities, has confirmed severe water pollution in the Mwambashi Stream and Kafue River on the Copperbelt leading...