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Kafue River

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Kafue River

River rising on the Democratic Republic of the Congo-Zambia border. It meanders south and eventually flows southeast to join the Zambezi River near Chirundu, Zimbabwe, after a course of 600 mi (960 km). It cuts through the plateau of central Zambia, and its basin contains Kafue National Park. It is one of Zambia's major rivers, and its waters are used for irrigation and hydroelectric power.



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In 2006 the Vedanta-run KCM polluted the Kafue River and several residents of Chingola, a mining town, were admitted to hospital for drinking contaminated water.
You can take boat trips here that will tour you along the Lufupa and the Kafue Rivers.
According to War on Want, the Zambian government complained that the Konkola Copper Mines (KCM), in which Vedanta Resources has a 51% stake, polluted the Kafue River.
 
 
 
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