HealthAfricaKabwe — Zambia's toxic town02:30This browser does not support the video element.HealthAfricaKathy Short04/02/2025April 2, 2025In one former mining town in Zambia, more than 200,000 children and women have been shown to have elevated levels of lead poisoning. Decades of mining left some 6.4 million tons of lead-bearing waste behind in Kabwe.Copy linkAdvertisement