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abandoned mines

Phyllia Ngoatje

By Phyllia Ngoatje

Regulatory failure, not criminality, lies at the heart of SA’s mining crisis

19 August 2026

Christopher Rutledge

By Christopher Rutledge

Mining communities push for constitutional justice as Parliament delays accountability

12 August 2026

6,000 health and environmental ‘time bombs’ still to be defused – Govt decades behind schedule

ACID MINE DRAINAGE

6,000 health and environmental ‘time bombs’ still to be defused – Govt decades behind schedule

By Tony Carnie

Acid water trail of death reignites concern over South Africa’s abandoned coal and gold mines

ECOLOGICAL TIME BOMBS

Acid water trail of death reignites concern over South Africa’s abandoned coal and gold mines

By Tony Carnie