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Polluting: Levels of acid water from old gold mines on the East Rand in Gauteng are escalating, threatening to pollute the groundwater in the area. Photo: James Puttick
ACID MINE DRAINAGE

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

  • Sheree Bega
7 min read
Water flows through the concrete pipe and across a gravel road before going under the R24. (Trevor Brough)
ACID MINE DRAINAGE

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

  • Sheree Bega
9 min read
ANIMAL RIGHTS AFRICA

SA to lift ban on elephant culling

South Africa’s 13-year moratorium on elephant culling was set to be lifted on Thursday to combat a surge in population numbers, despite an outcry from animal rights activists.…

  • Fran Blandy
4 min read
MALCOLM POJIE

One dead, one missing in Southern Cape flooding

A 12-year-old boy drowned and a 65-year-old man is missing in flooding caused by heavy rains in the Southern Cape, police said on Friday. Captain Malcolm Pojie said the young boy…

  • Staff Reporter
1 min read
CHERYL CAROLUS

Civil society: Environment

Felicity Blakeway, Thérèse Brinkcate, Cheryl Carolus, Yolan Friedmann, Mercia Komen, Leslie Liddell, Kerryn Morrison and more …

  • Staff Reporter
9 min read