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Mariette Liefferink

Why Boksburg Lake turned red: Acid mine drainage confirmed as cause
The Green Guardian
/ 3 June 2025

Why Boksburg Lake turned red: Acid mine drainage confirmed as cause

Residents have been urged to avoid Boksburg Lake after it was contaminated

By Sheree Bega
‘I’m fighting for my sons’ lives,’ says father of trapped illegal miners in Krugersdorp
National
/ 6 December 2024

‘I’m fighting for my sons’ lives,’ says father of trapped illegal miners in Krugersdorp

The relatives of illegal artisanal miners who are trapped underground in in a flooded mine shaft say that the authorities have failed to help them

By Sheree Bega
Illegal mining proliferates when the state fails to issue closure certificates and regulate compliance
The Green Guardian
/ 22 November 2024

Illegal mining proliferates when the state fails to issue closure certificates and regulate compliance

The problem has wide-ranging socio-economic and environmental impacts, says a draft mine closure strategy

By Sheree Bega
The hazardous legacy of Krugersdorp’s abandoned mines
National
/ 15 July 2024

The hazardous legacy of Krugersdorp’s abandoned mines

Experts say the government must fund acid mine drainage clean-ups to protect the right of citizens to a healthy environment and clean water

By Sheree Bega
Toxic acid mine water continues to rise underground on East Rand
The Green Guardian
/ 25 April 2024

Toxic acid mine water continues to rise underground on East Rand

The situation is frightening, says an anonymous source who used to work at the department of water and sanitation

By Sheree Bega
SA’s rivers and dams can no longer recover from pollution, say water scientists
The Green Guardian
/ 27 March 2024

SA’s rivers and dams can no longer recover from pollution, say water scientists

About seven billion litres of sewage are released every day into rivers and dams

By Sheree Bega
Witwatersrand goldfield acid mine drainage ‘with us for millennia’
The Green Guardian
/ 21 April 2023

Witwatersrand goldfield acid mine drainage ‘with us for millennia’

Quick fixes are inadequate to prevent damage from gold mining’s legacy, but the long-term plan of treating AMD could relieve water shortages

By Sheree Bega
Faecal pollution severely contaminates SA’s rivers, dams – report
The Green Guardian
/ 9 March 2023

Faecal pollution severely contaminates SA’s rivers, dams – report

More than half of the sites showed a high health risk if water
was used for irrigation

By Sheree Bega
Cradle of Humankind residents fear sinkholes, groundwater contamination from toxic acid mine drainage
The Green Guardian
/ 12 January 2023

Cradle of Humankind residents fear sinkholes, groundwater contamination from toxic acid mine drainage

Excessive rainfall last month has caused untreated toxic water from old gold mines to decant into waterways on the West Rand

By Sheree Bega
Long-awaited legislation seeks to strengthen SA’s environmental regime
The Green Guardian
/ 12 July 2022

Long-awaited legislation seeks to strengthen SA’s environmental regime

National Environmental Management Laws Amendment Act introduce new offences, increase quantum of fines, extend enforcement powers to municipal managers

By Sheree Bega
Pumping of acidic mine water on East Rand delayed — again
The Green Guardian
/ 29 June 2022

Pumping of acidic mine water on East Rand delayed — again

The plant’s closure means that a tide of toxic mine water is rising significantly underground, which could decant into the environment within months

By Sheree Bega
Acid mine water continues to rise underground on the East Rand
The Green Guardian
/ 27 May 2022

Acid mine water continues to rise underground on the East Rand

Levels at a treatment plant in Springs have now breached a critical environmental threshold

By Sheree Bega
Deep concern over rising underground tide of toxic acidic mine water on East Rand
The Green Guardian
/ 29 April 2022

Deep concern over rising underground tide of toxic acidic mine water on East Rand

Broken abstraction pumps at the Eastern basin treatment plant mean that water supply may become contaminated, posing a serious threat

By Sheree Bega
‘My child would still be alive’ if that dam at the mine wasn’t there
The Green Guardian
/ 27 March 2022

‘My child would still be alive’ if that dam at the mine wasn’t there

The drowning of 10-year-old Mapula Raleholi is the latest in a series at mining sites in Gauteng

By Sheree Bega
Environment minister in crosshairs over proposed amendment to environmental regulations
The Green Guardian
/ 9 February 2022

Environment minister in crosshairs over proposed amendment to environmental regulations

The proposed change will make it impossible for civil society, or their lawyers, to appeal environmental authorisations without using the services of a costly environmental assessment practitioner

By Sheree Bega
Klip River’s ‘holy water’ a danger
The Green Guardian
/ 15 August 2021

Klip River’s ‘holy water’ a danger

A new study says the river’s wetlands have accumulated toxic pollutants from mining for more than a century

By Sheree Bega
South Africa’s closed mines must not shaft people
The Green Guardian
/ 14 August 2021

South Africa’s closed mines must not shaft people

The government’s vision for mined land: farms, tourism and self-generation of electricity

By Sheree Bega
Water sector to clean up its act
The Green Guardian
/ 25 July 2021

Water sector to clean up its act

The Blue and Green Drop programmes are being relaunched to rebuild SA’s often poorly maintained and ‘looted’ water systems

By Sheree Bega
There is shit in the Hennops River: ‘No way you can call this water’
The Green Guardian
/ 20 June 2021

There is shit in the Hennops River: ‘No way you can call this water’

E.Coli counts in tributaries feeding the Hennops River run into tens of millions, far above the permitted limit

By Sheree Bega
State halts its R10bn long-term plan to fully treat acid mine water
The Green Guardian
/ 12 June 2021

State halts its R10bn long-term plan to fully treat acid mine water

The state is saddled with the burden of treating acid water and polluters are escaping the responsibility

By Sheree Bega
West Rand: ‘These mine dumps are destroying us’
The Green Guardian
/ 5 June 2021

West Rand: ‘These mine dumps are destroying us’

Mining areas on the West Rand are ecologically dead because of poor rehabilitation

By Sheree Bega
Acid mine water a rising threat
National
/ 27 May 2021

Acid mine water a rising threat

About 360 tonnes of salts are dissolved in the Vaal River system every day

By Sheree Bega
South Africa will miss UN’s clean water targets
The Green Guardian
/ 9 April 2021

South Africa will miss UN’s clean water targets

Mismanagement, pollution and a water deficit exacerbated by climate change are to blame

By Sheree Bega
Sisulu: Third of audited mines violate conditions of water use licence
The Green Guardian
/ 5 January 2021

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

The water and sanitation department has not revoked or suspended water use, ‘but this remains an option’

By Sheree Bega

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