CENTRE for Environment Justice (CEJ) Executive Director Maggie Mwape says the K16 million that will be paid as compensation to over 500 farmers affected by mining pollution on the Copperbelt is insufficient, looking at the extent of the damage that was caused. Mwape says the K16 million will not be enough to cover all costs relating to the loss of crops, land and water for all the affected farmers for the three years that the land cannot be used. On Thursday, Copperbelt Minister Elisha Matambo said Sino Metals Leach Zambia Limited and Rongxing Investment Limited will pay over K16.2 million as compensation to 507 farmers who were affected by the two mining companies’ pollution. Reacting to this development, in an...