Patrick Greenfield and Olga Manda, The Guardian, Fri 13 Mar 2026 While tailings dams are meant to last for ever, extreme weather events are making many unstable – with devastating consequences for nature and humans. As soon as the barrier broke, a flood of poison brought death to the river. Gushing through the fragile wall…

Presentation by Prof SW Jacobsz and Dr Louis Coetzee, University of Pretoria, Faculty of Engineering On September 11, 2022, a catastrophic failure of the Jagersfontein diamond mine tailings dam in South Africa released over 6 million (\text{m}^{3}) of liquid sludge, killing two people, destroying 164 homes, and devastating over 1,600 hectares of farmland. The disaster…

The only way to make mining safe for humans is to remove humans from the mines. But that means hurting livelihoods and jobs. By Lindsey Schutters, DAILY MAVERICK, 16 Feb 2026 Nestled between Vogelstruisfontein, Mooifontein 225-IQ and Valkfontein 238-IQ are the Soweto townships of Meadowlands and Diepkloof. You could refer to it as a Golden…

13 February 2026, by Lous FM Newsbreak producer Matthew Veeran – As global investors talk multi-billion rand deals at the CTICC this week, a parallel gathering at St. George’s Cathedral is exposing the environmental and social price tags often left out of the corporate narrative. The 17th Alternative Mining Indaba serves as a direct challenge…

Right to left: Esme, Jan, Obert (ZELO), Kudzwai (SARW), Hassen, Jingjing, Mutuso, Davie (SARW) Tailings, the mine waste left over after valuable minerals have been extracted, pose an immense threat. As the world witnesses last year in Zambia, when dams storing tailings are breached or collapse, devastation to local communities, waterways, and wildlife ensues. Even…

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…