Safety & Health - Copperbelt Katanga Mining

DRC to tackle child labor at mines as virus threatens spike

June 24, 2020June 24, 2020 Copperbelt Katanga News

Authorities in the southeastern heart of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s mining community are stepping up efforts to combat child labor, as it is feared that the coronavirus pandemic could lead more families to take their children to work in mines. Mining accounts for 32% of Congo’s national output and the economy has been hard hit by the pandemic, which has slowed demand for metals and other raw materials. Congo is Africa’s main producer of copper and the top global source of cobalt, accounting for two-thirds of global supplies of… Read More Here

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Congo mining provinces impose new covid-19 lockdowns

June 17, 2020June 18, 2020 Copperbelt Katanga News

Authorities in south eastern mining heartland of the Democratic Republic of the Congo had announced temporary closures on Tuesday to extend coronavirus testing and prevent worsening of a worrying situation, the governors said. In the Central African nation, cases have multiplied despite short-term closures in some urban centres and restrictions on movements. A lack of local testing has fueled concerns that the virus will go undetected. Jacques Kyabula Katwe, governor of the mineral-rich Haut-Katanga province, said a new 48-hour ban will take effect this weekend at the Lubumbashi mining centre… Read More Here

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