Government vs environmental group: the water war continues

SATURDAY STAR - A TOXIC DELAY

FSE’s comments on the Report “Fossil Site Hydrovulnerability Assessment”

FSE’s comments on the Report “Fossil Site Hydrovulnerability Assessment” - Document 1

FSE’s comments on the Report “Fossil Site Hydrovulnerability Assessment” - Document 2

FSE’s comments on the Report “Fossil Site Hydrovulnerability Assessment” - Document 3

FSE’s comments on the Report “Fossil Site Hydrovulnerability Assessment” - Document 4

CRADLE OF HUMANKIND WORLD HERITAGE SITE - STAR

Poor pay for SA’s toothless nuclear watchdog

M Liefferink New Contree National Nuclear Regulator

Mine dumps’ ‘toxic threat’

Assessment of the Radiological Impact of the Mine Water Discharges to Members of the Public Living around Wonderfonteinspruit Catchment Area

Feud over claims of toxic campus

Living in the shadow of death

RESPONSE TO THE HONOURABLE EXECUTIVE MAYOR OF THE WEST RAND DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY REGARDING THE RELEVANCY OF ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES WITHIN THE WEST RAND TO CLIMATE CHANGE

Residents use radioactive mud as an acne cure

Campus is poisoning students – claim

No mine dump far enough, no corporate big enough

South Africa – where climate change may trigger a toxic timebomb

Affected communities have not beeen consulted on AMD solution, activist says

Acid sludge poses a serious risk to Gauteng

Residents use radioactive mud as an acne cure

Toxic mine dump time bomb threatens Joburg says top level report

Campus is poisoning staff, students – claim

CSIR to investigate rising water in cave

SATURDAY STAR - 8 October 2011
Sheree Bega 

The Department of Water Affairs has asked the Council for Scientific and Insutrial Research (CSIR) to investigate why water levels in the Sterkfontein Caves, a World Heritage Site,...

FVO reageer op berigte oor megaslikdam

MINE WASTE SOLUTIONS

JAN DE LANGE

First Uranium says MWS mining right withdrawn

COMMENTS ON LUIPAARDSVLEI PROPOSED LANDFILL SITE

LUIPAARDSVLEI PROPOSED LANDFILL SITE - Cover Letter

LUIPAARDSVLEI PROPOSED LANDFILL SITE - Report

AFFIRMATION CENTRAL RAND GOLD

Millions of litres of toxic mine acid to be treated

FSE'S COMMENTS ON THE BASIC ASSESSMENT FOR THE UPGRADE OF RAND URANIUM'S WATER TREATMENT PLAT: FIRST PHASE IN AMD TREATMENT

Radioactive spillages condemn farmland

FSE'S PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH POLICY #1

FSE'S PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH POLICY #2

AFRICAN NICKEL: PROSPECTING APPLICATION - FSE's COMMENTS AND RESPONSES

Environment - Acid Mine Drainage

Business Day

PHOTO by Russell Roberts
Charlotte Mathews
Pouring poison
Thursday, 25 Aug 2011

People are living in close proximity to dangerous mine dumps. Meanwhile, government is moving slowly to address ...

MAIL & GUARDIAN BOOK OF SOUTH AFRICAN WOMEN

Saturday Star - ‘Wildlife at risk from tainted water’

Please see appended document... August 6 2011

National Nuclear Regulator tells First Uranium to halt MWS dumps

The water quality results of the spillages from Mine Waste Solutions’ (First Uranium) upon private land and into the Koekemoerspruit, a tributary of the Vaal River significantly exceeds the regulatory limits for a number of contaminants, suc...

Midvaal Water Company Test Report

MWS Appeal

Slimes dam pipes ‘leak radioactive waste on farms’

No political will on acid mine water

SOMO REPORT

South Africa ‘not managing’ impact of uranium mining, says new report

Minister urged to act in tailings dam dispute - Business Day

FSE PRESS STATEMENT ON FINDINGS OF WINDE REPORT

DESKTOP ASSESSMENT OF THE RISK ABSTRACT

Energy caucus report 2011

IAIA PAPER 2011

No quick fix for acid mine drainage MAIL AND GUARDIAN

PPC RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION OF POLLUTER PAYS PRINCIPLE AMD

FSE WRITTEN SUBMISSION TO PPC

Submissions on Acid Mine Drainage to the Portfolio Committee on Water and Environmental Affairs

PARLIAMENTARY PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE HEARINGS ON AMD

MINUTES OF FSE'S ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

NO EVIDENCE OF ACID DRAINAGE FIX

Giftwasser bedroht Johannesburg

All that glisters...

COMMENTS ON THE DRAFT NATIONAL DUST CONTROL REGULATIONS

Kommissie vir menseregte sal mynbou dophou

REPORT ON FSE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND ANNUAL REPORT: MONEYWEB ARTICLE

THE LEGAL RESOURCES CENTRE'S COMMENTS ON THE REPORTS FOR THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT STRATEGY.

FSE'S COMMENTS ON THE FIRST DRAFT FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THE NATIONAL WASTE MANAGEMENT STRATEGY

SAVE THE VAAL ENVIRONMENT: NEWS FROM AFFILIATES - Challenges facing us regarding Municipal & Mining pollution

African Nickel being investigated by DMR - Article in Moneyweb

ON INVITATION, TO THE PARLIAMENTARY PORTFOLIO COMMISSION ON WATER AND ENVIRONMENT OF THE CURRENT AMD STATUS

How sushi king went from Mr Price to Mr Pricey

THE VANCOUVER SUN'S REPORT ON AMD

NOTICE OF THE FEDERATION FOR A SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT"S ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

NOTICE OF THE FEDERATION FOR A SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT"S ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

FSE'S COMMENTS ON THE WEST RAND DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY'S STATE OF THE ENVIRONMENT REPORT

FSE's APPEAL AGAINST MINE WASTE SOLUTIONS' WATER USE LICENCE AUTHORISATION

The FSE’s Comments on the Integrated Reporting Framework

The Integrated Reporting Framework

Please see appended document...

FARMERS ARE FACING RUIN AS ACID TIDE SEEPS INTO CRADLE

Menseregtekommissie hou myne dop

DUMP TARGETED IN COURT APPEAL

Objection to the application for an exploration right by Shell

DIE GIF GIS ONDER ONS VOETE

Lucrative mining leaves toxic legacy for South Africa: dirty water endangers people, wildlife

Washington Post 
By Associated Press, Saturday, March 26, 11:37 AM

RANDFONTEIN, South Africa — When it rains in the shantytown of Tudor Shaft, the streets pool with orange water that smells like vinegar. Experts say the...

Don’t Frack With Our Karoo

Environmentalist takes on Shell over Karoo exploration

RECENT INTERNATIONAL NEWS MEDIA COVERAGE ON THE FSE ACTIVITIES

RECENT INTERNATIONAL NEWS MEDIA COVERAGE ON THE FSE ACTIVITIES

RECENT INTERNATIONAL NEWS MEDIA COVERAGE ON THE FSE ACTIVITIES

RECENT INTERNATIONAL NEWS MEDIA COVERAGE ON THE FSE ACTIVITIES

Acid mine plan underwhelms

Drain acid mines now: Report

R225m for acid mine water too little

NEWS MEDIA REPORT IN FRANCE - Johannesburg poisoned by toxic water

Manuel speaks out on acid mine drainage

UNPRECEDENTED MOVE: RELOCATION OF RESIDENTS LIVING ON TOXIC MINE DUMP

Acid water brews a deadly legacy for city of gold

February 9 2011 at 06:55pm

Independent Newspapers

Nomzamo Zulu sweeps near a storm water drain in Sauer Streets in Johannesburg. According to experts, if action is not taken, these same streets will be flooded by acid mine d...

FSE COMMENTS ON PROPOSED EXPANSION OF LUIPAARDSVLEI LANDFILL SITE - GAUT 002/10-11/W0047

FSE COMMENTS ON THE GDARD'S RECLAMATION OF MINE RESIDUE PROJECT

Grootvlei pumps shut down

Civil Society Organisations

Business Report - Cabinet given acid ultimatum

FSE's RESPONSE TO MR TREVOR BALZER, DG OF WATER AFFAIRS

A LONG ARTICLE IN THE SERIOUS, LEADING DUTCH NEWSPAPER NRC HANDELSBLAD ON AMD AND THE FSE

Myne moet dalk opdok vir suur water

2010-12-04 22:57

Die foto is geneem op 30 Desember 2008 by Hippo-dam in die Krugersdorp-wildtuin en toon dat die seekoeie bedek is met ongeveer ’n 20 mm dik l...

Hysteria, hearsay or hard facts?

LIVING IN SA's OWN CHERNOBYL

EXPERT OPINION STEPHAN DU TOIT

As stated already in some of the written submissions to Water Affairs regarding WRAP, the following two points need to be incorporated within the T.o.R.:
1. The assessment of sites should be done wit...

FSE'S REPORT ON RADIOACTIVITY WITHIN THE WONDERFONTEINSPRUIT CATCHMENT AREAS AND THE NATIONAL NUCLEAR REGULATOR'S ACTIONS

FSE ANNUAL REPORT 2010

Burst Slime Dam Sends Toxic Mud Into Spruit

West Rand nuke probe Part 1

SATURDAY STAR
December 18 2010


West Rand nuke probe


Sheree Bega


A world expert in uranium has offered to conduct a study to probe cancer and genetic disease in communities exposed to radi...

West Rand nuke probe Part 2

Dangerous radiation levels endanger communities - expert

Objection to the DE WITTEKRANS COAL MINE PROJECT MP 30/5/1/1/2/365 MR by Mashala Hendrina Coal

Objection to the approval of the EMPR and granting of the mining right in the DE WITTEKRANS COAL MINE PROJECT MP 30/5/1/1/2/365 MR by Mashala Hendrina Coal

Constitutional: Prospecting rights ruling a warning for mining companies

Judge lashes out at developer suing green lobbyists

IRP HEARINGS

Published 03 Dec 2010

Article by: Christy van der Merwe


A more structured decision-making framework to ensure implementation of the second integrated resource plan (IRP2010), including the decisions on potential proje...

SA democracy at stake: Secrecy Bill still fails Freedom Test

EVIDENCE OF CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS WITHIN THE WONDERFONTEINSPRUIT WITH NEWS REPORT

FEDERATION FOR A SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT

ANC’S MINE GRAB

FEDERATION FOR A SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT’S RESPONSE TO THE STATEMENT OF THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF MINERAL RESOURCES

MAIL AND GUARDIAN PART I RISING WATER

MAIL AND GUARDIAN PART II TO DECANT OR NOT TO DECANT

MAIL AND GUARDIAN PART III THE BATTLE OVER URANIUM

MAIL AND GUARDIAN PART IV We have to change the way we think about water

MAIL AND GUARDIAN PART V ROLE PLAYERS FINAL

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Political leadership essential to mitigate acid mine drainage problem

By: Megan Wait
5th November 2010

A much anticipated report on acid mine drainage (AMD) h has been referred back to the panel of experts by the Inter-Ministerial Committee for further work on options and cost implications. The repo...

"MINE WASTE DESTROYING LIVES" - SATURDAY STAR

The health effects of uranium particles inhaled:

• Small particles are carried by the inhaled air stream all the way into the alveoli. Here the particles can remain for periods from weeks up to years depending on their solubility....

MAIL AND GUARDIAN

Please see attached document...

Report on acid water presented to Ministers

Ondergrondse mynwater styg by Gold Reef City

Beeld   2010-10-19 21:02

MONEY WEB

Bosman-unplugged
6 October 2010

Things are hotting up in Groot Marico ahead of Friday’s showdown.

As twilights steals across the dusty pitted street of a one-horse town called Groot Marico, two figures step from...

Rising tide of acid mine water threatens Johannesburg

GROOT MARICO UNDER ATTACK FROM MINES

MONEY WEB CITIZEN
17/09/2010
Geraldine Bennet

Foreign owned companies, partnered by Anglo, threaten one of SA’s last great rivers

Groot Marico in South Africa’s North West Province, is facing probably...

FSE's PRESENTATION AT THE INTERNATIONAL MINE WATER ASSOCIATION'S SYMPOSIUM IN CANADA ON THE 9TH OF SEPTEMBER, 2010

FSSE’s COMMENT AND OBJECTION TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (EIA) FOR THE ANGLO COAL PROPOSED EXPANSION OF THE EMALAHLENI MINE WATER RECLAMATION SCHEME ( EMWRS)

Please see attached document...

Proactive environmental activism to promote the remediation of mined land and acid mine drainage: a success story from the South African goldfields

Miners willing to assist in finding AMD solution – Chamber

Mines must take 'prime responsibility' for acid drainage

Dié myne ‘kos SA meer as wat die minerale werd is’

Mine dump holds onto documents

Water affairs to stem Joburg acid tide

The CEO of the FSE, in co-operation with the North West University (Vaal) will be presenting an academic paper

Parliament committee visits AMD sites in Witwatersrand basin

Rising toxic tide fuels urgent debate

PROPOSAL OF RECOMMENDED ACTIONS BY THE NATIONAL NUCLEAR REGULATOR WITHIN THE WITWATERSRAND GOLDFIELDS

Women’s Day profile: Mariette Liefferink

Prakash Naidoo spoke to Mariette Liefferink of the Federation for a Sustainable Environment about Johannesburg’s acid mine water problem

RISING ACID MINE WATER CRISIS LOOMS

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

The FSE was invited to present to the MEC of the Gauteng Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (GDARD) and to lead an in loco inspection of the West Rand Basin on the 6th of August, 2010. The CEO of the...

TWO GIANTS OR ONE SUPERGIANT? FARMERS FIGHT FOR THE LEAST TOXIC

Parliament committee visits AMD sites in Witwatersrand basin

Nuclear Power : The Critical Question

THE IMPACTS OF MINING LEGACY IN A WATER-SCARCE SOUTH AFRICA:

by Thomas M. Hanlon

RESEARCH PAPER
Submitted to THE DEPARTMENT OF GEOSCIENCES
In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE GEOGRAPHY PROGRAM
June 1, 2010

Directed by
Dr. A...

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

Acid Water CARTE BLANCHE

Mine has only days to combat acid water

PROPOSAL OF RECOMMENDED ACTIONS BY THE NATIONAL NUCLEAR REGULATOR WITHIN THE WITWATERSRAND GOLDFIELDS

See attached document...

Rising mine water could be 'catastrophic' for Joburg, Parliament told

EXPERT OPINION ON THE RISKS OF TECHNOLOGICALLY ENHANCED NATURALLY OCCURRING RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL (TENORM)

RESPONSE FROM THE FEDERATION FOR A SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT (FSE) TO THE ARTICLE WHICH APPEARED IN THE CARLETONVILLE HERALD

Massive pollution threat to economic heartland - ERRATA

A DECADE OF DEVELOPMENTS IN SOUTH AFRICAN ENVIRONMENTAL JURISPRUDENCE

Investigation into alleged procurement irregularities at the Department of Water Affairs

See attached document...

RADIOLOGICAL HOTSPOTS WITHIN THE WEST RAND GOLDFIELDS: PART I

RADIOLOGICAL HOTSPOTS WITHIN THE WEST RAND GOLDFIELDS: PART 2

1.       The caption of the first photog...

FSE's RESPONSE TO THE NSPCA'S MEDIA STATEMENT (SUBJOINED)

PHOTOGRAPHIC EVIDENCE OF MINE WATER POLLUTION WITHIN THE KRUGERSDORP GAME RESERVE

COMMENTS ON REPORT IN BUSINESS DAY, 1 JULY 2010: AMD

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