Copper mines in Zambia - Straight through Africa | VPRO Documentary

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  • Опубликовано: 9 янв 2025

Комментарии • 76

  • @ScottsBranch
    @ScottsBranch 5 лет назад +25

    GM: "People actually quite enjoy living and working here"
    Interviewer: "you really mean that"

  • @acswellness
    @acswellness 4 года назад +30

    There's no reason why Africa countries can't be like the Qatars and Dubai's of this world where the wealth has spread amongst the people, the governments there are selfish, disrespectful, short sited and greedy. Is it a wonder Africa is not developing at the rate it should be with these types of deals going on. Africa is not poor the leadership is sick.

  • @petrektek1385
    @petrektek1385 5 лет назад +16

    Beautiful video, thanks. It actually shows the reality, that's so tough my God..

  • @grahamt5924
    @grahamt5924 5 лет назад +8

    It sounds like the government doesn't treat the villages as land owners.

    • @ivorycelt
      @ivorycelt 5 лет назад +1

      Same in UK - The government owns the minerals below your house/farm.
      Am not saying right/wrong.
      But the new houses - shit
      Jeez thats bad
      Could have been 10 x better and still cost the company next to nothing.
      Solar powered, workshop, etc etc.
      At least have given the families some shares in the mine

  • @kambiaso67
    @kambiaso67 5 лет назад +13

    Thanks the film mate I am a Zambian living abroad I cannot believe that’s what is happening to my country and people , surely I will chose to live on top of mineral than bee displaced because purely no one benefits from that wealth apart from a few greedy leadership god help us my hearts bleeds. What have we done in this world wrong to deserve this purnishment.

    • @grahamt5924
      @grahamt5924 5 лет назад +1

      The problem is that we need resources as humans. How we go about getting them is the problem. Even in Europe finding resources beneath your feet can be a problem.

    • @jeremylinah8078
      @jeremylinah8078 4 года назад

      Atleast theyarwgappy no machetes like zimbabwe

  • @Eryan724
    @Eryan724 5 лет назад +2

    i skipped around and the first thing i really watched was starting at 12:41 ........ in my head "DIS IS AFRIKA FOR YOU"

  • @zoncy5248
    @zoncy5248 6 лет назад +9

    Myanmar-Wambao Copper mining project, a contract between Military owned Company and a Chinese Company, in Myanmar started in 2010. What local residents are experiencing is worse than that. The residents demonstrated hundreds times until they became recognised as Criminals, arrested and sent to jail. In 2014, a woman farmer was shot down to dead, during a police crack down. the ecosystem closely lied next to one of Myanmar's four biggest rivers, will be gone. Before two mountains in secondary school Geography text book had disappeared and the local residents already affected by the impact, polluted underground water; water from wells became bitter or sour and cannot drink anymore. The Company is operating without transparency to the media or to the local residents. Not sure how it can benefit the State after over 60 years when Military abused people as they are State :-(

    • @nunosilva7505
      @nunosilva7505 5 лет назад

      Zoncy, I take it you are from Myanmar? Suu Kyi very quiet..

    • @grahamt5924
      @grahamt5924 5 лет назад +1

      Used to be the same in Wales with the coal mining. The pollution and deaths was staggering.

  • @herbertpooe2052
    @herbertpooe2052 4 года назад +9

    Iam so heart broken and shattered, i regret why did i even watch this documentary. Just want to pass out!!I cant believe such exploitation is taking place in this life time!!

  • @frejahmule619
    @frejahmule619 6 лет назад +2

    Have enjoyed this documentary.

  • @Priest-ine
    @Priest-ine 6 лет назад +7

    you bring hardship to the lives of the local people: very soon this company will reap what it does negatively

  • @shilamapoma9494
    @shilamapoma9494 5 лет назад +3

    This is what greed and corruption can do. SHAME on those who signed this deal on behalf of Zambia. When will such things end????

  • @LauraSunga
    @LauraSunga 5 лет назад +11

    I honestly feel like crying. My beautiful sleepy Zambia. Lord please give us better leaders and please Lord let us take our minds back and land back in Jesus mighty name. Amen

    • @ricardofacey6992
      @ricardofacey6992 5 лет назад +1

      In every step of the way, the black allows the white man to outsmart him. Smfh.

  • @amedeunuabona
    @amedeunuabona 4 года назад +1

    16:30 Some things don't change.

  • @verdemg90
    @verdemg90 5 лет назад +6

    The video did not mention the compensation given to the truck driver. Is it more then the person made as a farmer? Is there less, more, or equal access to education, medical facilities, food and upward mobility in the new town vs the old village? Or did the documentary just want to show us that mines are bad.

  • @WhoToldYouThatAtlanta
    @WhoToldYouThatAtlanta 6 лет назад +13

    Thanks for this video 🙏🏽
    But my response to this situation is
    😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡
    Appalling and demonic

  • @aberum1798
    @aberum1798 5 лет назад +5

    Shame on the Zambian government and shame on the Zambian people for allowing this.

  • @rainbruce7788
    @rainbruce7788 4 года назад +1

    this is abandoned?

  • @xpoxpo6177
    @xpoxpo6177 6 лет назад

    On cherche à acheter du cathode de la zombir,mais il y a bcp d arnaque,est ce que qlq pourra nous donner des sources fiables.
    Merci

  • @jacketpotato9857
    @jacketpotato9857 4 года назад

    That wink at the beginning LOL

  • @gregsmith6756
    @gregsmith6756 5 лет назад +4

    I just don't like the smell of this.

  • @mikeaman2008
    @mikeaman2008 5 лет назад +2

    Another town is dying in Africa, because of a finite mine. The chief gets a new TV, and a bigger hut; while his people lose their land. Meanwhile, somewhere in the village, Bob Marley's 'WAR', plays quietly on a radio... The end!

  • @sierrakamau1510
    @sierrakamau1510 5 лет назад +2

    Then compensate the people for taking their land and minerals in their land!!!! Ok???!!!

    • @grahamt5924
      @grahamt5924 5 лет назад

      This is all going to change. Asteroid mining is the future. Need to stop mining on the earth and this will be possible. So many private companies are now involved in this new project and if it works there will be unlimited resources without the environmental damage.

  • @gridfreeca
    @gridfreeca 5 лет назад

    @ 43:28 the reason why the corporation purchased the land is to move the lands and all those within that territory under a new law, the law of equity, based on law of domicile, not traditional laws, this is a massive problem that the common people are ignoring, and is making them subject to a new law, not the law of the land from their ancestors. once one accepts the new jurisdiction based on lands and no longer an owner but a purchaser, is the reason for the new rights of a legal subject.... please check out successors.ca

  • @garyclark8944
    @garyclark8944 4 года назад +1

    Very interesting in my opinion..showed both sides of the coin...things change over time.. nothing remains the same.

  • @davidcasteels3295
    @davidcasteels3295 5 лет назад +1

    Translate would be nice

  • @caseyrowe3402
    @caseyrowe3402 6 лет назад

    Decent video... Thanks a bunch for sharing. :D

  • @PeterMattos
    @PeterMattos 5 лет назад

    Fantástic my friend successes

  • @yahyanasra5006
    @yahyanasra5006 5 лет назад +7

    I like the documentary but this documentary is mainly talking about the displacement of communities due to the fact that the land they own is onto of minerals but if you look back before all these mines opened ,the local people never had anything and were suffering and so these mines not only bring employment for the local people and give them better lives to live but also economical stability for the country.zambias economical reform goes by 72% is most from the mines and the rest is from agriculture and other businesss and so all these mines bring forth better economical reforms for the country

  • @salieujallow6565
    @salieujallow6565 5 лет назад +4

    Zambian People are not benefiting from the copper mining

    • @ema3232
      @ema3232 5 лет назад +3

      Seems like those happy workers would disagree with you. Now go back into your 1st world life and manufacture more outrage.

  • @feliciae5507
    @feliciae5507 4 года назад

    How and why, sellout these leaders.

  • @roydurham4843
    @roydurham4843 6 лет назад

    wow

  • @elielumbalanestor2289
    @elielumbalanestor2289 5 лет назад

    good

  • @giannrudas2339
    @giannrudas2339 4 года назад

    Laughins in the face of FQM representant (the blonde man in the jungle), say all about your operation and the value of the people.

  • @mountainviews5025
    @mountainviews5025 4 года назад

    Good video until the guy is talking we understand the Zimbabweans but not the guy in charge of the video isn't that stupid this guy is awful get a better employee for this channel