ACTIONAID Country Director Faides Tembatemba says government should release a factual, and not a watered-down report on the findings of the investigation into the Sino Metals spillage incident. On Monday, Ministry of Mines Permanent Secretary Dr Hapenga Kabeta announced that investigations into the Sino Metals spillage had concluded and the findings had been submitted to the Zambia Environmental Management Agency (ZEMA), which is currently reviewing the report. In an interview, Tuesday, Tembatemba said government should make the report available to the public to avoid speculation. “We are expecting the government to, first and foremost, to avoid speculation, just share the report with the general public, especially the key stakeholders, and we are hoping it’s not a watered-down report. We just...
