Subtitle: Developing Strategies for Monitoring, Advocacy, and Action  Hassen Lorgat:  (CSO’s Tailings Working Group. https://csos4tailingsjustice.org/about/) This workshop marks the finalization of our pilot project aimed at building community awareness and power regarding tailings and mine waste. It excludes for instance our work around advocacy for timeous and inclusive inquiries when disasters take place and general…

SABC News: The final report into the September in the Free State, reveals that the mining company was negligent and non-compliant. Satellite images show the wall had been shifting for years before it finally gave way on 11 September, unleashing over five million cubic metres of sludge. Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation David Mahlobo…

MEDIA RELEASEFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 14 November 2025 1. Cabinet Briefing and the Withheld Report At a recent Cabinet meeting (15 October), ministers were briefed on the technical investigation into the Jagersfontein Tailings Storage Facility failure and received a report on the case. It was announced that the Minister of Water and Sanitation, Ms. Pemmy Majodina,…

Northern Miner, November 7, 2025 A new report finds 33% of mines around the world operated by two dozen leading companies don’t fully meet industry standards for tailings management. Yet two-thirds of 836 facilities are in full compliance with the Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management, the London-based International Council on Mining and Metals says…

E.    Updates to cabinet  1.    Jagersfontein Tailing Storage Facility Failure Investigation Report 1.1.    Cabinet was briefed about the findings of the technical investigation into the Jargesfontein Tailing Storage Facility failure which caused severe devastation to the town of Jagersfontein in the Free State. The Minister of Water and Sanitation Ms Pemmy Majodina will release the report to the…

At the national inquiry into the policy framework around artisanal mining, the impact of. Artisanal mining on the human rights of surrounding communities and the scope and tactics employed in the operation Vala Umgodi. Dates: 1, 2 and 3 October 2025