CSOs 4 Tailings Justice
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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