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The department of water and sanitation has appointed the universities of Pretoria and Witwatersrand to investigate the causes of the failure of the Jagersfontein tailing storage facility last year.

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

The new MEC for Community Safety, Roads, and Transport, MaQueen Letsoha-Mathae, led the delegation to impound the government vehicle at a panel beater in Bochabela, Bloemfontein. It is understood t...

Three suspects sought for a spate of crimes ranging from Business Robbery, House Robbery & Housebreaking were nabbed in a Joint Operation between Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) & the South African Police Service (SAPS). The notorious trio terrorised the community and threatened to assassinate them if they registered criminal cases or provided Law Enforcement

Public assistance is required to locate 35-year-old Rishan Betshoo. Betshoo is a resident of Canehaven Drive in Unit 20, Canehaven - KZN. He is employed at a trucking company. Yesterday (Tuesday), he left Phoenix - KZN and was expected to drop off spares in Riet River, Verulam but cannot be located since. He was driving

A normal journey to school turned into a horror experience for some scholars when the vehicle they were traveling in burst into flames

Should the tailings from the Jagersfontein Mine contaminate Kalkfontein Dam and affect the Riet River, it will be a regional disaster.

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

The sludge is travelling far into drinking water and water used for agriculture