ACTIONAID Zambia is calling for accountability from those responsible for informing citizens about the Sino Metals pollution, stating that the extent of the damage was both underestimated and underreported. Drizit Zambia, a company contracted to assess the impact of the Sino Metals pollution, recently disclosed that over 1.5 million tonnes of waste material had spilled after the tailings dam failure, with approximately 900,000 cubic meters of toxic tailings still present in the environment. Drizit Zambia said this is contrary to Sino Metals’ initial report that only 50,000 tonnes of waste material had spilled. In an interview, Monday, ActionAid Country Director Faides Tembatemba said government should take responsibility for the situation and that the Zambia Environmental Management Authority (ZEMA) should be...
