THE Zambia Environmental Justice Coalition, a network of civil society organisations, is calling for the immediate prosecution of Sino Metals, Ozone Mine and Rongxing Investment for their environmental crimes. The coalition includes Caritas Zambia, Conservation Advocates of Zambia, Green Nature, Mizu Eco-Care, Namfumu Conservation Trust, Publish What You Pay Zambia, Transparency International Zambia, Wildlife Crime Prevention, Zambia Alliance for Agroecology and Biodiversity and Zambia Alliance for Women. In a statement, Thursday, Mizu Eco-Care Executive Director Timothy Phiri, speaking on behalf of the coalition, stated that the recent devastating incidents of pollution involving the three mining companies were symptomatic of a broader pattern of gross corporate negligence and inadequacies in environmental compliance. “The Zambia Environmental Justice Coalition expresses grave concerns about...