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Deka River: Matabeleland Northโ€™s river of pain

Deka River, a tributary of the Zambezi River, has been heavily polluted with metals, industrial pollutants released by local and foreign-owned coal mining as well as power generating companies, compromising the health of thousands of villagers. Domestic and wild animals have also not been spared by the contamination of one of Matabeleland Northโ€™s major rivers, [โ€ฆ]