ACID MINE WATER SLOWLY POISONS WILDLIFE RESERVE

ACTIONS PERTAINING TO ACID MINE DRAINAGE: A CHRONOLOGICAL REPORT

Moral miners avert flooding disaster

'We get shot at for the money we're owed'

State bows to pressure over toxic mine run-off

50/50 Aurora & Acid Mine Water

Carte Blanche visits Grootvlei mine at Marievale Wetland

Marievale wetland, near Springs on the East Rand , has been world-famous for its abundant birdlife for decades. Listed under the Ramsar convention on internationally important wetlands, one of only a few such sites in South Africa, this paradise i...

FSE on SABC 2 - AMD issue within the Witwatersrand Mining Basin

ALLEGED HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS: AURORA MINE (GROOTVLEI)

ALLEGED HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS: AURORA MINE (GROOTVLEI)

SA sitting on a mine water time bomb

Environmental management complexities and rumours impeding the effective application of scientific research and results to address possible health risks in the West Rand gold mining region of South Africa

An historical assessment of NGO-efficiency in progressing towards a sustainable environmental heritage focus, with as case study the Wonderfontein Spruit Catchment, Gauteng.

CARTE BLANCHE - AURORA

Water warriors turn to WHO to tame pollution

SARAH HUDLESTON
Published: 2010/04/30 06:44:27 AM

ENVIRONMENTAL organisations have called on the World Health Organisation (WHO) to appeal to the government to take action on the contamination of SA’s water resources, which...

“WE CALL THEM SCAVENGER MINERS”

100 BOERE BETOOG TEEN BEPLANDE MEGAMYNHOOP

RADIOACTIVE WATER IS POLLUTING RIVERS

REPORT: SUCCESSFUL MARCH AGAINST RAND URANIUM

Reply to AMD question in Parliament and the FSE

Enquiries: H Smit
Telephone: 012-392-1301
Reference: 16/2/7/2/20

MINISTER OF WATER AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY: QUESTION 970 FOR WRITTEN REPLY

A draft reply to the above-mentioned que...

SPEECH ON THE ENVIRONMENT BUDGET VOTE: DELIVERED BY DEPUTY MINISTER REJOICE MABUDAFHASI: NATIONAL ASSEMBLY, PARLIAMENT

Sustainable Mining - Policy and Legislative Framework - Prof. Tracy Humby. Wits Law School

Sustainable Mining – Key Institutions, Processes and Funding Mechanisms - Prof. Tracy Humby. Wits Law School

Out of balance – Defects of design and implementation – Prof. Tracy Humby. Wits Law School.

Gemeenskap in opstand teen myn oor slikdam

Water pollution — A band aid won’t do

Financial Mail
Buyelwa Sonjica

Charlotte Mathews

Thursday, 1 Apr 2010

Water & environmental affairs minister Buyelwa Sonjica promised last week that a decision would be taken “shortly” to re...

FARMERS UNITE AGAINST PROPOSED ‘SUPER DUMPS’

ACID CRISIS KEEPS FLOWING

ACID MINE DRAINAGE - MINING WEEKLY

Heavy rains spark water pollution crisis

Don't Drink the Water - Mail & Guardian

PARLIAMENTARY QUESTIONS SUBMITTED TO MINISTER SONJICA

LETTERS IN RESPONSE TO MINISTER SONJICA’S ANNOUNCEMENT

SA miners get subsidy to treat acid-mine drainage

ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERN

By: Loni Prinsloo
18th March 2010

JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) - South Africa\'s Department of Water Affairs announced on Thursday that it had made a R6,9-million subsidy available to assist t...

Parliamentary reply on AMD

City faces acid deluge

CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN GOVERNMENT AND THE FSE: AMD (PART I)

CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN GOVERNMENT AND THE FSE: AMD (PART II)

Media Release
Issued by: The Department of water affairs
Date: 11 February 2010
Acid Mine Drainage West Rand

Click on scanned image to enlarge and view.

WHERE POISON WATER SEEPS FROM THE EARTH

MINING WEEKLY - AMD

‘DON’T DRINK THE WATER’ - CANCER PLAGUES PEOPLE LIVING NEAR WESTONARIA MINE

MAIL & GUARDIAN
February 5, 2010

Faranaaz Parker

It’s not definite, but there needs to be a discussion. There’s something going on here that’s abnormal.

Piet Rheeder struggles to brea...

AMD: LEGAL INTERVENTION - Document 1

AMD: LEGAL INTERVENTION - Document 2

AMD: LEGAL INTERVENTION - Document 3

ANGLO PLATINUM: HANDS OFF RICHARD SPOOR!

Water affairs vows to tackle acid mine drainage

SA govt, miners form PPP to tackle acid mine drainage

By: Christy van der Merwe

11th February 2010

JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) - A public private partnership (PPP) between South Africa\'s Department of Water Affairs (DWA) and mining companies has been established to formul...

Department of Water Affairs’ Statement on AMD

PHOTOGRAPH OF WATER IN THE HIPPO DAM, KRUGERSDORP GAME RESERVE

SUUR WATER BEDREIG WILDTUIN SE DIERE

MINISTER OF MINERAL RESOURCE'S AND GOVERNMENT TASK TEAM'S RESPONSE TO AMD CRISIS

MINISTER OF MINERAL RESOURCE'S AND GOVERNMENT TASK TEAM'S RESPONSE TO AMD CRISIS

MINISTER OF MINERAL RESOURCE'S AND GOVERNMENT TASK TEAM'S RESPONSE TO AMD CRISIS

Comments and Response to Draft EIR West Wits Project

First Uranium enviro authorisation ‘unexpectedly' withdrawn

By: Martin Creamer
20th January 2010

JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – The North West provincial government had "unexpectedly" withdrawn its environmental authorisation (EA) for a tailings project at Mine Waste So...

APPEAL IMPACT PREDICTION

APPEAL AGAINST THE POSITIVE AUTHORISATION FOR THE MINE WASTE SOLUTIONS REWORKING OF TAILINGS STORAGE FACILITY PROJECT – NW DACE REFERENCE NUMBER: NWP/EIA/176/2008; DME REFERENCE NUMBER: NW/30/5/1/2/2/378/MR

See attached document

SA Energy Caucus - Conference Report

Attachment 1 - NOTIFICATION OF THE WITHDRAWAL OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORISATION OF MINE WASTE SOLUTIONS’ PROJECT BY THE CHIEF DIRECTOR, ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES

Attachment 2 - NOTIFICATION OF THE WITHDRAWAL OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORISATION OF MINE WASTE SOLUTIONS’ PROJECT BY THE CHIEF DIRECTOR, ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES

Attachment 3 - NOTIFICATION OF THE WITHDRAWAL OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORISATION OF MINE WASTE SOLUTIONS’ PROJECT BY THE CHIEF DIRECTOR, ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES

Water a worry for rights bodies

Billions needed to defuse toxic mine timebomb

STATEMENT BY CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS ON THE ISSUE OF ACID MINE DRAINAGE

‘Omgewingsramp dreig as suur water uitborrel’

Owners of old mines must be made to clean up

The Times Editorial: The news that taxpayers might have to fork out about R30-billion to rehabilitate thousands of abandoned mines should be of great concern to everyone.

See attached article...

DIRTY MINERS WILL PAY

CEO of the FSE appointed member of the Project Steering Committee

CEO of the FSE has been appointed as member of the Project Steering Committee for the development of the Environmental Impact Assessment and Management of the Strategy for the Department of Environmental Affairs. See appended appointment letter.

Leeuwspruit besoedeling raak wye area

Collaborative initiative on Wonderfontein 
catchment remediation gets under way

SA miners to face the strong arm of the law for rehab noncompliance

JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) - On a cont...

Mariette Liefferink, CEO of PEA appointed to serve as a member on the board of the National Nuclear Regulator

Mariette Liefferink, the CEO of the FSE (of PEA) has been appointed to serve as a member on the board of the National Nuclear Regulator by the Minister of Energy, Ms. E.D. Peters.

Nedbank Green Wine Awards

Federation for a Sustainable Environment was invited to lecture at the Nuclear Energy Corporation of South Africa’s (NECSA) workshop and at the African Water Week on the 12th of November, 2009.

Attachment #1

Federation for a Sustainable Environment was invited to lecture at the Nuclear Energy Corporation of South Africa’s (NECSA) workshop and at the African Water Week on the 12th of November, 2009.

Attachment #2

Mining houses urged to clean up

Daar loop dalk gou uraan uit Potch se krane

BEELD
23 Oktober 2009
Elise Tempelhoff

Swaarmetaal tas niere en die brein aan

Uraanbesoedeling, veral van die water, en die invloed daarvan op die gesondheid van inwoners in die omgewing van die Wonderfonteinspr...

Academic Paper

Real Economy Report

Liefferink vereer oor sy lief vir omgewing is

Mines aim to turn pollution into profit

State talks tough on CRG's failure to keep promise

Classic Talk - State of the Nation

Residents learn more about pollution

Wonderfontein Spruit Catchment Area Remediation Action Plan (RAP)

Invitation to Participate in the Remediation Action Plan Wonderfonteinspruit Catchment Area

IMPORTANT INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE IN THE REMEDIATION ACTION PLAN OF THE WONDERFONTEINSPRUIT CATCHMENT AREA (WEST AND FAR WEST RAND GOLD FIELDS)

GeaSphere - Earth Matters...

Carletonville Herald MD

Carletonville Herald Rietspruit

Mines plan super-dumps the size of neighbourhood

Article #2066 - Joburg's poisoned well

Vaal residents in uproar over authorisation of toxic dump

NGO urges swift decision-making on 
toxic water treatment option

Massive acid mine drainage project stimulus for local beneficiation

‘Civil society should be directly involved in determining SA’s energy future’

Ontwikkeling op myngrond bankrot

Dire Warnings Of Mining’s Impact On Your Health By Mariette Liefferink At Hwag Meeting

Toxic water poses health nightmare

Legal issues concerning mine closure and social responsibility on the West Rand

Toxic water level rises 
as government, miners 
bicker about the cost of cleaning up

MINTAILS WEST WITS PIT AND LANCASTER DAM PROJECT

www.save5050.co.za

A television programme that has, for twenty-five years, presented the successes and disasters of co...

Tide of toxic water poses health risk

Carletonville Herald - Big water crisis looms

Krisis met suur water nadat geld opdroog

COMMENTS ON THE AMENDMENT TO RAND URANIUM EMP

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT: RAND URANIUM PROPOSED REPROCESSING OF TAILINGS FOR GOLD AND URANIUM EXTRACTION IN THE RANDFONTEIN/WESTONARIA REGION

FSE’s CONCISE COMMENTS ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT WESTERN UTILITIES CORPORATION MINE WATER RECLAMATION PROJECT

COMMENTS ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT BACKGROUND INFORMATION DOCUMENT: RAISING OF NORTH BOUNDARY DAM

Boere aan mynbase: ‘Los ons uit’

Help! Ons water lyk nes Fanta Orange!’

PUBLIC HEARINGS ON MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS AND THE REALISATION OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RIGHTS IN SOUTH AFRICA

HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS RELATED TO POLLUTION FROM WITWATERSRAND GOLD MINES, WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE WEST RAND AND FAR WEST RAND GOLDFIELDS

FOCUS MEETING RECAPITULATION OF COMMENTS

Regering se bewaar- en ontwikkelingskrane drup

Britte wil mynwater suiwer

Pomp gou, voor bote in Boksburg vaar’

SHORT COURSES ON ACID MINE DRAINAGE AND MINING AND RADIATION - PROF. RON COHEN

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of the upcoming short course on Acid Mine Drainage and Mining and Radiation to be presented by Prof. Ron Cohen of the USA who was part of the Team of Experts appointed by the NNR and DWAE to identify the areas of interventio...

Myn Verdwyn

Myn Verdwyn

Not many people know this, but a rich deposit of tungsten and molybdenum has been discovered in the Moutonshoek valley on the eastern slopes of the Piketberg Mountains. Sound bites reaching the ‘interested and affecte...

Mondi Shanduka-toekennings

Acid mine drainage single most significant threat to SA’s environment

Wildtuin-lodge vir R17,5 m. verkoop

Minister weet haar man myn onwettig steenkool’

PEA and FSE's response to the invitation of GoldFields to become involved in their West Wits project which will include the reprocessing tailings and the establishment of one or more superdumps (Mega Tailings Storage Facilities) and the establishment of a

WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS ON WEST RAND DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY: INTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN

WRITTEN SUBMISSIONS ON WEST RAND DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY: INTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN


PRELIMINARY COMMENTS

1. The sections highlighted in yellow have particular relevancy to the environmental situation within the W...

SUBMISSIONS ON THE DRAFT STATUS QUO REPORT OF THE WEST RAND DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY: AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT PLAN

SUBMISSIONS ON THE DRAFT STATUS QUO REPORT OF THE WEST RAND DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY: AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT PLAN

PRELIMINARY COMMENTS

The following academic and public domain findings and recommendations, it is my respectful ...

ICRP and NNR CONFERENCE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT

Workshop on “Radiological Protection of non-human species” jointly hosted by NNR and SARPA

Turton ECA Launch 2009

SABC ELECTION 2009 DEBATE ON WATER: DR. ANTHONY TURTON

Groenes eis ondersoek

CRG splits communities, says Acer

Providing an Integrated and sustainable solution to Water and Sanitation challenges in Southern Africa

THE FSE’S COMMENTS ON THE DRAFT SCOPING REPORT - EIA FOR HARMONY GOLD MINING LIMITED’s PROPOSED TAILINGS RE-MINING PROJECT, WELKOM

Welsyn bekyk van wild wat suur mynwater moet drink

G’n beheer meer oor dié wat besoedel

THE FSE’s (AND PEA’s) SUBMISSIONS ON THE APPLICATION FOR AMENDMENT OF THE AUTHORISATION ISSUED FOR THE PBMR FUEL PLANT

URANIUM IN THE KAROO: WHAT WOULD BE THE IMPLICATIONS FOR LOCAL COMMUNITIES IN THE KAROO?

DG OF DWAF’s MEETING WITH FSE

NOTIFICATION OF CONFERENCES/SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS

DME INSTRUCTION

LEGAL PRECEDENT

WETLAND REHABILITATION MANUAL

WATER USE AUTHORISATION APPLICATION PROCESS

NATIONAL ENVIRONMENT LAWS AMENDMENT BILL

People’s Summit and Protest March at National Climate Change Summit

Date: Wednesday, 4th of March 2009

An enthusiastic group, including representatives of EMG, Earthlife, groundWork, the FSE and PEA marched to the Climate Change Summit today at Galligher Estates to hand over a Memorandum* to the scienti...

Uranium One Article on Canadian news One deadly reputation: Canadian company accused of 'killing communities'

Myne maak hul probleme ander s’n’

Verloor werk 'oor sy besoedeling wil pak'

Dr. R. Anthony (Tony) Hodge has been appointed ICMM President

LaRRI/WISE Uranium Mining Workshop in Namibia - On youtube

“Decant of Acid Mine Drainage in the West” by Dr. Henk Coetzee of the Council of GeoScience

WRITTEN SUBMISSION TO WORKSHOP PARLIAMENTARY PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON WATER QUALITY AND POLLUTION

SUBMISSIONS TO THE PARLIAMNENTARY PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON WATER QUALITY AND POLLUTION IN RESPONSE TO CALL FOR INPUT TOWARDS COMPILATION OF THE LEGACY REPORT REFLECTING ON THE ACTIVITIES OVER THE PAST FIVE YEAR PARLIAMENTARY TERM

WEST RA...

Centre for Applied Legal Studies, Johannesburg

SUBMISSION TO THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF WATER AFFAIRS, MS. PAM YAKO

We hereby respectfully call upon the honourable Director General of the Department of Water Affairs to use her lawful prerogative to solicit the Deputy Director General: Mineral Regulation, Mr. Michael Oberholzer to urgently engage with the releva...

BEELD - 2 se verdrinkings bekyk

\'n Bedroefde mnr. Johannes Mogotsi van Kagiso gister by die dam waar sy seun, Kgosi, verlede Vrydag in suur mynwater by Luipaardsvlei verdrink het.Foto: Elise Tempelhoff

Luipaardsvlei (Wes-Rand). – Die departement van minerale e...

Hazards of Uranium

Inge Lindemann

1. Basics about Uranium

Uranium (U) is a natural, radioactive and chemo toxic heavy metal, which is found in traces in rocks, soils, plants and water (Merkel et al. 2008, De Kok et al. 2008). Unavoidably taken...

Noseweek - "The spy who came in from the gold" about Dr. Anthony Turton

PUBLIC COMMENT ON DRAFT REGIONAL CLOSURE STRATEGY OF MINES ON THE WEST RAND AND FAR WEST RAND

Registration Number: 2006/217972/23
NPO NUMBER: 062986-NPO

In my capacity as activist and whistleblower, and as the DWAF appointed convener of the public involvement and participation component of the rehabilitation of the Wonder...

Public Involvement and Participation Component of the Remediation of the Wonderfonteinspruit Catchment Area

FSE/NUM MARCH

FSE/NUM MARCH

October 2008 - Namibia

October 2008 - Namibia

Acid and metal polluted water poses a risk to all Gautengers

28 November 2008

MINE DUMPS -Urgent treatment needed

The discovery of gold changed the fortunes of those who made Johannesburg their home. But 120 years later, abandoned gold mines on the West Rand have left a legacy of pollu...

Petition - Reversal of the internationally-acclaimed water researcher Anthony Turton's suspension

Remediation plans under discussion for Wonderfontein Spruit catchment area

VALUE OF FINDINGS OF PUBLIC DOMAIN ACADEMIC REPORTS

It is trusted that the findings and recommendations of the academic and scientific papers that were presented during the third international Seminar on Mine Closure in October, 2008 which particularly pertain to the remediation initiatives of the ...

ISSUES PERTAINING TO THE WONDERFONTEINSPRUIT CATCHMENT AREA

WATER DEBATE CONTINUED: 50/50 INTERVIEW WITH THE NATIONAL NUCLEAR REGULATOR

‘Nalatenskap van mynbou is rykdom, maar veral teenspoed’

Alarm spreads as gold mines poison rivers

Environmental ethics and crime in the water

ES VAN EEDEN, M LIEFFERINK AND E TEMPELHOFF*

Abstract
This article provides an analysis of the water history regarding the Wonderfontein Spruit Catchment in the former Far West Rand in South Africa. The major scope for discussion is ...

Past, present and future of environmental crises in South Africa – a transdisciplinary discourse

You are cordially invited to a symposium presented by the School for Basic Sciences and the Water Niche Research ...

NEMA SECOND AMENDMENT BILL 36B 2007

Bloederigheid tussen hul tande

THE BENCHMARKS INSTITUTE REPORT

Federation for a Sustainable Environment

Photographed with the CEO of the Federation for a Sustainable Environment are the chairperson and members of the Minerals and Energy Forum

The Federation for a Sustainable Environment is currently assisting concerned membe...

FSE Workshop Planning

NACSA AWARD

A multidisciplinary approach to address environmental injustices within the gold mining areas of the Wonderfonteinspruit and Tweelopiespruit Catchments in Gauteng and North West Provinces, South Africa

PLEASE NOTE: THIS ARTICLE HAS A COPYRIGHT

Gauteng and North West Provinces, South Africa

J.F. Durand Department of Zoology, University of Johannesburg, P.O. Box 524, Auckland Park, 2006, South Africa fdurand@uj.ac.za
...

The Federation for a Sustainable Environment (FSE)

MINISTER OF MINERALS AND ENERGY: BUDGET SPEECH. REFER TO SECTION ON WONDERFONTEINSPRUIT

PARLIAMENTARY PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON WATER QUALITY AND POLLUTION: ORAL AND WRITTEN SUBMISSION, JUNE 4 2008

Protection of Information Bill

Omgewingsaktivis kla by OB nadat sy vergadering belet is

Waterkrisis kom, waarsku DA

MINISTER HENDRICKS: ONS WATER

Harmony se mega-mynhoop sal ‘omgewing vernietig’, raas DA

‘Kapasiteit beperk’ om myne se waterbesoedeling te keer

BESOEDELING: XSTRATA COAL

Ons moet ons kans vat’

Gemeenskap mobiliseer teen planne vir mynhoop

‘Dwing myne wat sluit nóú om die omgewing te herstel’

Myne bedreig Wes-Rand

Myne Bedreig Grotte W-Rand WERELDERFENIS GEBIED, N14 EN HUISE IN GEVAAR

Hierdie ding gaan nie gestop word nie

May 06 2008 07:56:25:887PM - (SA)

Die voorgestelde megamynhoop by Fochville laat gemoedere hoog loop. Therese van Wyk het met die mense gaan gesels wie se lewens en heenkome geraak gaan word en het ook vergaderings tussen die inwoners en ...

Dra maskers in Wonderfontein’

IWHA INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

The IWHA’s (International Water History Association) International conference on Exploring Transdisciplinary Discourses: Water, Society and the Environment in Africa was held on the 20 – 24th of April 2008 at the Nest Hotel, Drakensber...

On the Horizon - Business and Human Rights

A practical bulletin on what is ahead in the field of business & human rights

This bulletin is prepared by the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre for our International Advisory Network, Academic ...

Toxic and Radioactive dust fallout - COMMUNITY and MINE CAMPAIGN

REQUEST FOR AMENDMENT OF THE CONSTITUTION: FAR WEST RAND WATER DOLOMITIC ASSOCIATION

Postnet Suite 87,

Impacts of Acid Mine Drainage on the Regeneration Potential of Highveld Phreatophytes

Status Report on the Actions arising from the Study of Radiological Contamination of the Wonderfonteinspruit Catchment: NNR

High Confidence Study of Children Potentially Affected by Radionuclide and Heavy Metal Contamination Arising from the Legacy of Mine Water Management Practices on the Far West Rand of South AfricaShort Title: Tooth Fairy Project

CONCISE REPORT ON WONDERFONTEINSPRUIT REGULATORS STEERING COMMITTEE

From: Keet Marius (PTA)
To: Mariette Liefferink @ PEA ; Mbassa Thandeka (DDG:Regions) ; Page Linda ; Setwaba Mmaditonki
Sent: Friday, December 21, 2007 2:10 PM
Subject: RE: RESPECTFUL REQUEST FOR A CONCISE REPORT ON WONDERFONTEIN...

FSE's SUBMISSION: HARMONY/PAMODZI HOLDINGS PROPOSED MEGA TDF

An historical assessment of NGO efficiency in progressing towards a sustainable environmental heritage focus, with as case study the Wonderfontein Spruit catchment, Gauteng

Elize S van Eeden
School of Basic Sciences
North-West University
Vaal Triangle Campus

…The earth is mute. It doesn’t get a vote in any congress or parliament.
It doesn’t own blocks of shares i...

STATUS REPORT ON THE ACTIONS ARISING FROM THE STUDY OF RADIOLOGICAL CONTAMINATION OF THE WONDERFONTEINSPRUIT CATCHMENT AREA (WCA)

29 OCTOBER 2007

1. Introduction
The National Nuclear Regulator (NNR) commissioned a study in November 2006 to assess the radiological impacts of mining activities in the Wonderfonteinspruit Catch...

Message sent to: PEOPLE OF IDA MOUNTAIN

SUBMISSIONS TO THE PARLIAMENTARY PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE - NUCLEAR HEARINGS

The following is submitted with deference and diffidence, but not with timidity since the matter of U contamination and the handling of hazardous waste are of appreciable magnitude. U is, as you may reflect, radio-active and chemically toxic. We a...

CASE STUDY - WEST DRIEFONTEIN: Historical Precedent of Environmental Injustice and Inequity

The West Driefontein mine produced the richest gold reserves in history. In 1937 GoldFields purchased the mineral rights from the burdened owners and descendents of the original owner, Andries Brink, of West Driefontein (Portion ...

REFUTATIONS OF RESPONSE OF MINISTER OF WATER AFFAIRS AND FORESTRY

AD PARAGRAPH1(d)

We refer to ss 10.5 of the WRC Report No. 1214 (page 168) in this regard:

“The current flow of the Wonderfonteinspruit is dominated by anthropogenic discharges, with mine fissure water playing a major role,...

HERITAGE AS A PASSIVE VERB IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL MAKE-UP OF THE WFS ECONOMIES, 1948 -1988

The dewatering of the Far West Rand resulted in the maximization of the profits for the previous Government and gold mining companies. The dewatering resulted in significant negative externalities .

The costs associated with the rehabilit...

ENVIRONMENTAL HERITAGE ACTIONS, 1989 - 2006

SA GOVERNMENT (DEPARTMENTS, COMMISSIONS AND LAWS)

Environmental governance since 1996 is founded on the Bill of Rights, Section 24 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, Act No 108 of 1996 that people have environmental ri...

A CONCISE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND ON THE WFS-AREA

Gold discovered in 1886.

FORMATION OF NEW ALLIANCE TO FIGHT ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION