Jagersfontein Developments Pty Ltd News Today

The Department confirmed that on 4 November 2022, it criminally charged the mining company - Jagersfontein Developments Pty (Ltd).

160 families lost their homes, three people died, many were left injured and many lost their livelihoods.

Civil and criminal action is looming against Jagersfontein Developments Pty (Ltd) a year after the mine dam burst in the Free State town.

Maphalane said some of the displaced residents were so desperate that they signed the agreements so the company could start building their houses.

The legal compliance officer for Jagersfontein Developments (Pty) Ltd says the company will take full responsibility and accept liability following the collapse of a mining wall dam in the town on Sunday.

A formal inquiry will be established to look into the disaster in Jagersfontein which left many people displaced and at least one person dead.

The company managing a mine where a tailings dam wall collapsed on Sunday, sending a deluge of mud and water through a small town in the Free State, says a team of experts will be assessing the incident.