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Sisulu: Third of audited mines violate conditions of water use licence

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The water and sanitation department has not revoked or suspended water use, ‘but this remains an option’
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Eskom could be fined R5-million over pollution at Kendal power station

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The power utility is being taken to court by the Minister of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries in a first-of-its-kind criminal prosecution
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‘We struggle for water, but power stations and coal mines don’t’

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A proposed pipeline will bring water polluted with Gauteng’s sewage to the Waterberg in Limpopo to boost the coal industry during the climate crisis
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Gold dazzles during the pandemic

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Investors have been betting on gold as a safe option during a year of tumult and uncertainty
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Tendele’s mine pollutes their air and water, residents claim

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The mining company says it complies with both the Air Quality Control Act and the Health and Safety Act, as well as conducting extensive research before starting operations
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Murder of anti-mining activist emboldens KZN community

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Mam’Ntshangase was described as a fierce critic of mining and ambassador for land rights.
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State ‘dragging its feet’ in watershed Mpumalanga pollution case

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Sixteen months after the launch of the Deadly Air court case, the government has failed to file its answering affidavits
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UN special rapporteur on the environment joins local air pollution case

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The state is facing a court battle about big industry’s emissions and their link to poor health. This is a public health concern and the government must take action to save lives
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Eskom lied to hide its deadly levels of pollution

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Eskom says its air pollution kills more than 300 people a year. Other estimates put it at 10 times that
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Is your cash fuelling the climate crisis?

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The record of South Africa’s banks and its top 10 carbon emitters in disclosing steps to mitigate climate-related risks is poor
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NGOs sue government, Ramaphosa over Mpumalanga’s ‘deadly air’

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Government is being sued by environmental activist groups who say it is infringing on residents’ right to clean air
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Mining watchdogs under attack

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Constitutionally enshrined rights to peaceful protest and healthy living environments must not be trampled on
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