Ongoing Cases
Zambia: Corporate accountability for pollution of vital water resources and the environment
Peter Shula & 165 Others v Sino Metals Leach Zambia Limited & NFC Africa Mining Limited On 12 September 2025, 176 residents of Kalusale, Chambishi, Kalulushi District, Copperbelt Province, Zambia…
South Africa / Zambia: Amicus in class action on lead poisoning
On 9 May 2022, Amnesty International and the Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) have applied to intervene in an unprecedented class action lawsuit. The case was brought by a group…
Encroachment of a protected area in Chitambo District: Kasanka Trust Limited & Others v Lake Agro Industries & 6 Others
On 19 October 2021, the Mapepala and Nabowa Community Forest Management Groups (CFMG), together with Kasanka Trust Limited, which co-manages the operations of the Kasanka National Park in Chitambo District with…
Unauthorised commercial farming on customary land: John Kapabila & 3 Others v Nicole-Nkalonga Investment Limited & 4 Others
The Southern Africa Litigation Centre is currently assisting four residents (Petitioners) of Senior Chief Muchinda in the Serenje District of the Central Province of Zambia in bringing a case against…
Articles
The loud silence on tailings dams, communities pay the price
By Anna Mmolai-Chalmers This article is for communities whose land and habitat are hubs of mining activity, particularly Orapa, Jwaneng, Selibe Phikwe, and Lethakane, and focuses on an issue that…
Mining requires accountability
The Nation 12 June 2026 As global demand for minerals used in electric vehicles, wind turbines and other clean energy technologies continues to grow, Malawi is increasingly attracting attention from…
Resources
New Report on the State of Human Rights in Eswatini
The Foundation for Socio-Economic Justice (FSEJ), together with its Lilungelo Lakho partners, has published a new Situational Analysis of the State of Human Rights in Eswatini. Developed under the Lilungelo…
Bill 22: Whose Commission? Why Eswatini Needs an Independent Body
A section-by-section reading of the Commission on Human Rights and Public Administration Bill (Bill No. 22 of 2025 Southern Africa Litigation Centre, with Lilungelo Lakho partners Why this Bill matters…
