Jagersfontein

Richard Spoor, representing 30 families affected by the disastrous incident earlier this month, complained about the mining company's approach following the ...

Spoor, representing 30 families affected by the disastrous incident earlier this month, complained about the mining company’s approach following the ordeal. Richard Spoor, representing 30 families affected by the disastrous incident earlier this month, complained about the mining company’s approach following the ordeal.

The Free State government confirmed on Tuesday night that yet another dam wall collapse has hit the sludge-stricken mining town of Jagersfontein in the Free ...

[@eNCA]Kopanong mayor Xolani Tseletsele says the situation could have been as result of earlier heavy downpours in the area. The Free State government confirmed on Tuesday night that yet another dam wall collapse has hit the sludge-stricken mining town of Jagersfontein in the Free State. Free State Premier Sisi Ntombela’s spokesperson Palesa Chubisi said: “provincial government is still trying to establish the extent of the water flow.

Speaking to eNCA, the mayor of the Kopanong area‚ Xolani Tseletsele said the incident occurred about 9pm. “ ...

There is no more [water] flow to the community, but what the incident has done is that it has brought back the panic to the community,” said Tseletsele. “What [the mine officials] have told me is that due to the rains we suffered in the last two days‚ the dam burst but it was only water. In an update on the steps it has taken to assist those affected‚ the office of the premier said the search and rescue mission for two people unaccounted for is still under way, the broadcaster said.

Residents in the Free State's mining town of Jagersfontein were left scrambling on September 27, following another dam wall collapse, which has been blamed ...

On the latest incident he said: "The water was running behind the community and not in the community. Xolani Tseletsele, the Koponong mayor, said he is still awaiting the assessments of the damage done on September 11. This comes as the town is still reeling from the death and destruction caused on September 11, when the

The Free State Environmental Affairs Department's Dr Mbulelo Nokwequ has called for calm, saying there is no threat to human life or property at this time.

Nokwequ has called for calm, saying there is no threat to human life or property at this time. The Free State Environmental Affairs Department's Dr Mbulelo Nokwequ has called for calm, saying there is no threat to human life or property at this time. JOHANNESBURG - The Free State Environmental Affairs Department's Dr Mbulelo Nokwequ said that based on assessments, there wasn't another dam wall collapse at Jagersfontein.

Jagersfontein Developments, the owner of a mine waste dam that partially collapsed two weeks ago, denied on Wednesday that another dam wall had collapsed, ...

Jagersfontein has commenced with the pumping of the tailings in compartment 2 of the facility to the pit.

"The water was running behind the community and not in the community. "It has created more panic in the community. The facility continues to be monitored and is stable,” De Villiers said.

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When was the last risk assessment for the tailings dam, and what were the findings? Was the tailings dam in contravention of the licence conditions, and if so, what action was taken, considering the recent history of the UPL and Merriespruit disasters? In 2010, De Beers offloaded the legacy of their wealth creation – the toxic waste of past mining – onto the local community through the Superkolong Consortium.

Jagersfontein Developments, the owner of a mine waste dam that partially collapsed two weeks ago, denied on Wednesday that another dam wall had collapsed, ...

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Minerals Council commenced its humanitarian intervention at Jagersfontein after storm water flowing in the area caused panic among residents.

The Red Cross is providing clothing, underwear, sanitary packs, food, water and cooking utensils to the affected community. Longer term interventions include the provision of potable water from bore holes. “Using the contributions from members, the Minerals Council quickly partnered with recognised aid organisations, including Gift of The Givers, Red Cross and Soul Food to provide meaningful assistance to displaced and affected people by providing food, clothing, cooking utensils and sanitary packs in the short term.” the statement read.

Human rights lawyer Richard Spoor, representing families hit by the dam disaster, estimates that overall damage may reach hundreds of millions of rands.

It is a testimony to the South African spirit that business and charities can rise to the occasion when disaster strikes. “The estimated more than 6,000m3 of tailings has spread over a massive area and reached the Kalkfontein Dam and the Riet River. Meanwhile, legal wrangling and investigations into the cause of the disaster lie ahead. “The Red Cross is providing clothing, underwear, sanitary packs, food, water and cooking utensils to the affected community. “At this stage, while investigations are still ongoing and information being gathered, it is obviously premature to speculate on the cause of the incident. are still being played out,” Dr Gordon O’Brien of the School of Biology and Environmental Sciences at the University of Mpumalanga said in a commentary this week. Spoor is representing 30 of the affected families from the community. Longer-term relief measures are also under way,” the Minerals Council — the main umbrella group for South Africa’s mining industry — said on Wednesday. “And there is the greater environmental clean-up. Then there is the compensation for the downstream farmers who have incurred very substantial losses in terms of grazing and water resources. Meanwhile, members of Minerals Council South Africa and charities such as Gift of the Givers are lending a hand. “Do they have the money to compensate people?

Stormwater flowing in areas where mine waste spilt after two days' continuous rainfall has caused panic among residents in Jagersfontein, says Dr Mbulelo ...

“I think people didn’t know what was happening and there was no communication. He said Gift of the Givers, Meals on Wheels and the government were helping victims in the area. The municipality identified the site where the houses of the victims of the flooding which occurred earlier this month are going to be built, he added.