zambia copper haru mutasa pkg tv grab

Video: Meltdown hits Zambia mines

undefined 

undefined

 
undefined
 Zambia copper mines hit by financial crisis 
undefined
 

The global financial crisis and a sharp decline in metal prices have forced mining companies in Zambia to lay off thousands of their employees.

As the largest producer of copper in Africa, Zambia relies on exports to keep its economy running. But as the copper mines struggle, earnings have dropped.

Al Jazeera’s Haru Mutasa reports from the town of Chingola in Zambia’s copper belt.

 
undefined