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Zambian villagers can sue copper miner in UK
Zambians affected by pollution on the copper belt win the right to be heard in the UK
Nearly 2,000 Zambian villagers have won the right to sue mining giant Vedanta over alleged pollution, the UK Supreme Court has ruled - we hear from the lawyer representing them.
We meet some of the women competing in the Miss South Africa Plus Size beauty pageant.
Plus Nollywood star Stella Damasus drops in to discuss her new film and being directed by her filmmaker husband.
(Photo: Water pump for school children located near a thick sludge of copper sulphate. Credit: BBC)
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