"World bank commended for funding the lead remediation project in Kabwe", 13 Feb 2017

Centra  Province permanent secretary Chanda Kabwe has commended the World Bank for funding the lead remediation project in Kabwe...The World Bank recently approved the US$65.6 million five-year environment remediation project targeted at critically polluted mining areas of Kitwe and Chingola on the Copperbelt and to mitigate lead pollution in Kabwe, Central Province...According to the World Bank, Kabwe mine, which operated from 1902 to 1994, left a legacy of lead poisoning and mental retardation in children living in affected areas.