(July 10, 2002) The July 8 death of a Kyrgyz national, who was buried in the collapse of a 200 meter high pit wall at the Canadian-owned Kumtor Gold Mine in Kyrgyzstan (Central Asia), has prompted renewed calls for an independent, third party environmental and safety audit of the mine.
PRESS RELEASE: Canadian dam in Belize rainforest stalled by legal action
Canadian power company Fortis Inc.’s controversial plan to build a hydro dam in one of Central America’s last undisturbed rainforests has been stalled due to legal action by local environmental groups.
Tutu backs U.S. lawyer’s apartheid claim
(July 9, 2002) Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who led South Africa’s search for post-apartheid reconciliation,on Tuesday gave cautious support to U.S. lawyer Ed Fagan’s bid for massive corporate compensation to the victims of white rule.
TI launches first guide to confronting corruption adapted to context of francophone Africa
(July 9, 2002) TI launches first guide to confronting corruption adapted to context of Francophone Africa of the leading anti-corruption reference work, the TI Source Book, to the socio-political and legislative environment of the region.
Court orders Chiluba to attend ‘thief’ trial
(July 9, 2002) Lusaka principal resident magistrate yesterday ordered Chiluba to attend court on Friday at 10:00 hours.
CBU demands Chiluba’s arrest
(July 9, 2002) Copperbelt University (CBU) students yesterday staged a one day class boycott demanding former president Frederick Chiluba’s arrest.
Arrest Chiluba or corruption
(July 9, 2002) Corruption cannot be defeated without a depersonalised and principled revolutionary war waged in our lives, work situations and governance engagements.
Canadian gold mine reports missing person at Kumtor mine
(July 8, 2002) Canada’s Cameco Corporation reports that a pit wall failure occurred at its Kumtor mine site in Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia. A Kyrgyz national employee is missing and presumed dead.
Women in new apartheid lawsuit
(July 7, 2002) Maverick US attorney Ed Fagan and a team of South African lawyers have lodged a new class action that categorises women and children as specific complainants in a multibillion-rand lawsuit.
Apartheid lawsuit will start on August 9
(July 7, 2002) The class action lawsuit against various banks and corporations that “profiteered” from apartheid will start in New York on August 9, the leader of the legal team leader, US attorney Ed Fagan, announced on Saturday.
Lawyer to sue more firms in apartheid case
(July 6, 2002) The controversial U.S. lawyer campaigning for massive international compensation for victims of South African apartheid, promised Saturday to target scores more companies in his claim.
Power play in the African highlands
(July 6, 2002) Like all big dam projects, Lesotho’s has been the subject of widespread criticism from environment-alists.
Blacklisting threat to UK firm in dam cash scandal
(July 6, 2002) Balfour Beatty among consortium named in bribery judgment as two year African corruption trial ends in jail for Lesotho chief executive.
Big business
(July 6, 2002) The Lesotho Highlands water project is the largest civil engineering feat in Africa. It involves building five dams in the tiny kingdom’s Maluti Highlands over 30 years at an estimated cost of $8bn [about pounds 5.2bn].
Cambodian villagers battle Viet dams
(July 5, 2002) Flooding, skin rashes, stomach problems, drownings of both people and livestock, and a decline in fish stocks are among a myriad problems recorded in Stung Treng as a result of Vietnam’s Yali Falls dam, according to a new report.
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