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How South Africa’s Lesotho water project costs ballooned by R45bn
Political and administrative delays, treaty complications and changes in government leadership contributed to the jump
Why Boksburg Lake turned red: Acid mine drainage confirmed as cause
Residents have been urged to avoid Boksburg Lake after it was contaminated
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
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
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
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
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
‘We struggle for water, but power stations and coal mines don’t’
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
Fighting talk from new water chief
One month after her appointment, the new director general of water affairs and forestry, Pam Yako has come out fighting — promising she will target water-guzzling operators,…