Stealing Africa - Why Poverty, Directed by Christoffer Guldbrandsen. 2012.
The documentary, “Stealing Africa: why poverty,” is directed by Christopher Guldbrandsen who reveals the investigations about the Glencore Mining Corporation and its operations and mechanism of copper mining in Zambia. According to filmmaker, the Glencore is making billions of profit from copper mines while the country Africa remains one of the poorest in the world as compared to other countries. Though, Zambia is rich in copper resources, having mining industry as economic backbone but the poverty rate remains to be very high since these resources are not generating much profit wealth for Zambians.
There are several arguments in this documentary which answer the following question: how is it possible for Africa to be so rich in copper resources and yet remain so poor in generating wealth for African citizens? The documentary explains this irony as a result of Multinational Corporations that are avoiding tax payments that gave rise to …show more content…
It is possible that other than mining industries that are working in Zambia also have a negative impact on environmental and health concerns in Zambia. Since, Glencore Corporation challenged the allegations placed by the ZEMA, Zambia Environmental Management Agency, for the negative effects of Mining Corporation for increasing pollution in Zambia, then it is also possible to inspect other industries and MNCs in Zambia.
In my opinion, the documentary overall explains the fact of why Africa is considered to be one of the poorest country in world, despite having rich natural resources. All this is due to the Multinational Corporations like Glencore, operating copper mining business in Zambia and avoiding tax payments that would increase the poverty rate in Zambia. Therefore, the filmmaker enlightens this irony in
The documentary, “Stealing Africa: why poverty,” is directed by Christopher Guldbrandsen who reveals the investigations about the Glencore Mining Corporation and its operations and mechanism of copper mining in Zambia. According to filmmaker, the Glencore is making billions of profit from copper mines while the country Africa remains one of the poorest in the world as compared to other countries. Though, Zambia is rich in copper resources, having mining industry as economic backbone but the poverty rate remains to be very high since these resources are not generating much profit wealth for Zambians.
There are several arguments in this documentary which answer the following question: how is it possible for Africa to be so rich in copper resources and yet remain so poor in generating wealth for African citizens? The documentary explains this irony as a result of Multinational Corporations that are avoiding tax payments that gave rise to …show more content…
It is possible that other than mining industries that are working in Zambia also have a negative impact on environmental and health concerns in Zambia. Since, Glencore Corporation challenged the allegations placed by the ZEMA, Zambia Environmental Management Agency, for the negative effects of Mining Corporation for increasing pollution in Zambia, then it is also possible to inspect other industries and MNCs in Zambia.
In my opinion, the documentary overall explains the fact of why Africa is considered to be one of the poorest country in world, despite having rich natural resources. All this is due to the Multinational Corporations like Glencore, operating copper mining business in Zambia and avoiding tax payments that would increase the poverty rate in Zambia. Therefore, the filmmaker enlightens this irony in