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The Bench Marks Foundation is calling on government to investigate the causes of the dam collapse in jaggersfounatin and issue its full forensic report. Yesterday marked two years since the incident, were a tailing dam at the Jagersfontein mine in free state burst its wall, sending a torrent of mine waste down the slope to the settlements of Charlesville and Itumeleng.The disaster resulted in three fatalities, two people still missing, with the destruction of 164 homes, contaminated farmland, and the loss of livestock. Elvis Presslin spoke to Hassen Lorgat, from the - tailings working group... 

The Bench Marks Foundation, Earthworks, Federation for A Sustainable Environment, Groundwork as well as the National Union of Mineworkers and the various participants at the South African Tailings Civil Society Working Group call on the South African government to ensure justice for the people of Jagersfontein, in the Free State province.

The South African Communist Party (SACP) in the Free State Province says it disagrees with ANC Secretary General Fikile Mbalula after he ordered the suspension of the mayor of Kopanong Local Municipality - Xolani Tseletsele. Mbalula directed the immediate recall of Tseletsele as Mayor and suspension of his ANC membership, after a video went viral of Tseletsele threatening a resident of Jagersfontein in the presence of his children. It is believed the man had posted a comment on social media about potholes in the town. For more on this Elvis Presslin spoke to SACP Free State Provincial Secretary Bhekie Stofile

Adamas One, one of the pioneers in the lab-grown diamond business, is expanding production and pushing not-mined diamonds in new sectors, said founder and CEO Jay Grdina. "Three goals and tasks: factory running at full production, complete the build-out of our new factory; semiconductors technology sector - really going to charge and take the lead on that; as well as get our jewellery line out there and launch stuff," Grdina said. The company owns the original 32 manufacturing patents for lab-grown diamonds, a sector which has taken a massive chunk of the North American diamond market over the last few years, and which is set to be increasingly important for the global semiconductor industry. The diamond mining industry is known for environmental and social problems. In some countries proceeds from diamond sales have been used to finance wars, creating a 'blood diamond' name. One of the latest environmental (and social) disasters occurred in the diamond mining town of Jagersfontein in South Africa last fall. "People that traditionally might not have gone and bought a mined diamond, whether it's eco reasons or social reasons, or other reasons. We give them an alternative, where they can avoid those atrocities or mindset issues that they have, and come over and buy an environmentally conscientious diamond," Grdina said. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

September 11th 2022, will forever haunt the families of Jagersfontein, who were displaced when the mine dam collapsed. To date many residents are at the end of their tethers, with their livelihoods taking a turn for the worst. Government says legal disputes are hindering the progress of building houses for the affected families. For more on this Elvis Presslin spoke to Human rights attorney Richard Spoor, who represents families affected by the Jagersfontein disaster

Top polisielede beantwoord vrae in die Parlement oor bewerings van korrupsie, bedrog en misdaadkartelle by Ekom. Adjunkpresident Paul Mashatile besoek Jagersfontein ná verlede jaar se slikramp. Skoolgeld vir leerlinge in private en openbare skole styg steeds.

Deputy President Paul Mashatile will today conduct a service delivery oversight visit to the Jagersfontein disaster area in the Free State. In September last year, a dam collapsed at a diamond mine in Jagersfontein, leading to the death of one person and the displacement of many others, leaving more than 160 families homeless. The Deputy President is expected to provide feedback to the community of Jagersfontein on the resolution of service delivery challenges in the municipality. For more on this, Elvis Presslin spoke to Human rights attorney Richard Spoor, who represents families affected by the Jagersfontein disaster

Mining and labour analyst Mamokgethi Molopyane takes a recap of the year 2022 in the South African mining landscape. We discuss the Sibanye Stillwater strike and retrenchments, New technology in mining, the Jagersfontein crisis and the just transition- the future of coal mine workers.

Eskom wil 'n nuwe era betree terwyl sy bestaande kragstasies uitmekaarval. Kommer én blydskap oor die strafregtelike aanklagte teen die Jagersfontein-ontwikkelingsmyn. Daar is 'n nuwe Groot Trek.

Water and Sanitation, Deputy MInister David Mahlobo is expected to shortly open a criminal case against the Jagersfontein Development Mine. This follows the disaster in Jagersfontein where the slimes dam wall collapsed causing pollution to the environment, local properties and houses including water resources. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to Deputy Minister, David Mahlobo..

The Department of Water and Sanitation will today open a case against Jagersfontein Developments over the mine wall dam collapse. Earlier this year the mine's dam wall burst, flooding the town with sludge from the mine dam. More than 160 houses were damaged and three people lost their lives in that disaster. For more on this, Elvis Presslin spoke to Human rights attorney Richard Spoor, who represents families affected by the disaster

South Africa is on track to achieve a new record low in mining fatalities for the year, Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe said during the Mine Occupational Health and Safety Tripartite Summit hosted by the Mine Health and Safety Council, in Midrand, on October 13. To date, 38 work-related fatalities have been recorded in the South African mining industry, a significant drop from the 74 recorded last year, Mantashe said. The lowest ever number of fatalities recorded by the South African mining industry in any year was in 2019, when there were 51 fatalities. The industry's safety performance, however, worsened again in 2020 and 2021 when 60 and 74 fatalities were recorded. Mantashe also warned that there were still two-and-a-half months to go before the end of the year and that much could change during that time. He implored delegates attending the summit to continue striving for zero harm and zero fatalities. The summit is aimed at addressing the bottlenecks that prevent the industry from achieving zero harm and zero fatalities. Mantashe singled out fall-of-ground (FoG) incidents as a longstanding area of significant concern, but he also applauded the lack of incidents in both the gold and platinum group metals (PGMs) mining sectors so far this year. Mining Weekly reported earlier this year that the gold and PGMs mines had achieved zero FoG-related deaths throughout the first half of this year. The mining industry has been paying particular attention to the issue and has been taking steps to do all it can to eliminate FoG-related deaths. The Minerals Council South Africa, the Mandela Mining Precinct and other partners earlier this year also launched an innovation competition aimed at identifying technologies that could help eliminate the risk of FoG-related deaths in the mining sector. Mantashe encouraged continued efforts to eventually eliminate all risk associated with FoG incidents, reiterating that one fatality was a fatality too many. He also commended the 67% reduction in machinery-related fatalities so far this year. Further, Mantashe raised concerns about the safety of South Africa's tailings storage facilities (TSFs), singling out the Free State as having many more TSFs that were akin to the Jagersfontein tailings facility. He implied that there was a general lack of proper qualifications among those who manage the TSFs, saying these employees were qualified in mining rather than in water management. Organised labour stakeholder advocate Hanlie van Vuuren, meanwhile, called on Mantashe to conduct an urgent and immediate survey of all tailings facilities in the country. “We have a responsibility to improve the image and reputation of the sector and we can do better,” Mantashe agreed. He said it was important to continue pushing for zero harm and zero fatalities because the mining sector was important for South Africa's economy, and that it needed to grow. He called on delegates to do more exploration and open up more mines to achieve a 12% contribution to [gross domestic product]. He said mining was not dead in South Africa, only that it was no longer focused so heavily on gold mining but on a more diversified portfolio of metals and minerals. Mantashe claimed that mining saved the fiscus during the Covid-19 pandemic, and so it should work hard to not destroy jobs through injuries and fatalities but rather create jobs by ensuring worker safety. Mantashe said relations between all stakeholders were important, and that much of it depended on continued improvement in health and safety. “The protection of workers is critical to ensure that the industry continues to thrive and contribute to the economy,” he said. Mantashe also called for a swift resolution and end to strikes, or to avoid them altogether by working more cooperatively. He said industrial action caused much stress for workers, and that stressed miners who were under pressure suffered lapses in their safety consciousness, which could lead t...

ActionSA in die Vrystaat het President Cyril Ramaphosa en die LUR vir Samewerkende Regering en Tradisionele Sake, Thembeni Nxangisa, versoek om die myngroep Jagersfontein Ontwikkeling opdrag te gee om bedrywighede te staak. Dit volg nadat 'n damwal verlede maand by die Jagersfontein-myn meegegee en tot die dood van minstens een persoon gelei het. Volgens ʼn woordvoerder van ActionSA, Patricia Kopane, moet die myn bedrywighede staak totdat werknemers se veiligheid gewaarborg kan word:

Die Vrystaatse LUR vir maatskaplike ontwikkeling, Motlagomang Qabathe, oorhandig vandag in Mangaung-munisipaliteit noodsaaklike items aan provinsiale amptenare wat deur die Jagersfontein-ramp geraak is. Dit kom nadat 'n myndam verlede maand ineengestort het wat tot oorstromings in die gebied gelei het. Die woordvoerder van die departement, Lindiwe Mnguni sê sowat 164 huise is beskadig.

Die Vrystaatse LUR vir Maatskaplike Ontwikkeling, Motlagomang Qabathe, is dankbaar vir die skoonmaakveldtog wat 60 studente van die Universiteit van die Vrystaat, die Rooikruis en lede van sy departement in Jagersfontein onderneem het. Inwoners is geraak deur myn-slik wat hulle huise verlede maand vernietig het toe 'n myn se damwal gebreek het. Die departementele woordvoerder, Lindiwe Mnguni, doen 'n beroep op vrywillige skenkings van klere vir jongmense wat geraak is, want daar is steeds 'n tekort:

Humanitarian Empowerment Fund co-founder and director Clete Stevis discusses the help they provided to the Jagersfontein community, where families were uprooted after a dam burst on September 11. He also describes the current situation on the ground and the joint relief efforts made by Absa bank and Dischem.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jagersfontein residents face post-traumatic stresses after deadly dam collapse by Radio Islam

The tailings dam had loomed over the small town of Jagersfontein in the Free State for decades, slowly filling to capacity... But warning bells had sounded long before the dam finally burst.

The tailings dam had loomed over the small town of Jagersfontein in the Free State for decades, slowly filling to capacity... But warning bells had sounded long before the dam finally burst.

Die liggaam van 'n man is op 'n rivieroewer op 'n plaas in Jagersfontein in die Vrystaat aangetref, weke nadat 'n damwal wat meegegee het verwoestende vloede veroorsaak het. Die liggaam is 16 kilometer van waar die ramp gebeur het, gevind. Die provinsiale regering het hom daartoe verbind om 24 miljoen Suid-Afrikaanse rand te bestee om 164 huise wat deur die vloede geraak is, te herbou. Die woordvoerder van die premier, Sisi Ntombela, Palesa Chubisi, sê die liggaam is deur 'n verbyganger ontdek. Die soektog na nog vermiste mense duur voort.

Bongani Bingwa chats to Dis-Chem Foundation's Jacqueline Kahlberg and how the foundation has made effort to help out in Jagersfontein following the dam collapse which caused intense flooding in September.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Following the September 11 collapse of the Jagersfontein tailings dam, in the Free State, in South Africa, mining company CEOs, government Ministers from major mining nations and other key stakeholders have been invited by institutional investors to a Global Tailings Summit to be held in London, in the UK, on January 24, four years to the day since the Brumadinho tailings dam collapsed in Brazil, causing extensive damage to property, the environment and loss of life. “This is another dam collapse that is the legacy of having treated mining waste as an externality. The results are the same as lives are lost, houses destroyed, unknown environmental damage and communities continuing to live with unidentified risks in the shadow of tailings facilities. “If the mining industry is to play the role society needs it to in the low carbon transition then it has a vested interest in ensuring a solution is found to address this legacy,” Investor Mining and Tailings Safety Initiative chair and Church of England Pensions Board chief responsible investment officer Adam Matthews said on September 30. The summit is being convened by global investor initiative the Investor Mining and Tailings Safety Initiative, which is led by the Church of England Pensions Board and the Swedish Public Pension Funds. It is supported by 110 investors with more than $23-trillion in assets under management. The initiative has been instrumental in driving tailings safety concerns across the mining industry. The summit will consider proposals that are being development for a global tailings repository to include locations and ownership details for all tailings facilities, whether under public or private control. “Just after Brumadinho, when we convened a huge number of investors together with companies and global experts, it was astonishing to find that there is no global record of tailings facilities. We didn't know which companies had tailings facilities and what level of risk that each facility had. None of that information was there,” Matthews told Mining Weekly. He explained that the first challenge was to establish a database of all tailings facilities. While many companies, particularly publicly listed companies, were more transparent about their tailings facilities, a large number of facilities owned by private entities remained unaccounted for, obscured by the changing of hands over time and, in some cases, poor record keeping. To uncover all of the tailings facilities that have not been made known through reporting and the collection of documentation, the use of satellite imagery has been explored as a viable way of locating them owing to their uniquely identifiable signature. The second challenge, after compiling a comprehensive repository, was then to establish which of those facilities were at risk so that they could be monitored and/or rehabilitated, if needed. Therefore, a global monitoring system is proposed, which will use satellites, as well as, where available, ground sensors to independently monitor the highest-risk dams, whether publicly or privately owned. “Where there's clear ownership structures, you can address those entities, but where there isn't clear ownership, or where there are facilities that are in countries where there are challenges in terms of being able to address a high risk tailings facility, it becomes more complicated to deal with,” Matthews explained. For this third challenge, the idea of a global tailings legacy rehabilitation fund has been put on the table to act as a dedicated global fund that can be deployed to address the highest risk and most dangerous orphaned tailings dams where clear owner responsibilities cannot be clearly identified or where there is not sufficient funding to do address the problem. “Creating a rehabilitation fund is the kind of intervention that would enable us to address the highest risk facilities. Where that will be based and where that funding comes from are the issues to be discussed in t...

Nog 'n myndam se wal het in Jagersfontein in die Vrystaat gebreek. Dit volg skaars 'n maand nadat 'n slikdam se wal gebreek en een persoon dood en honderde dakloos gelaat het. Premier Sefora Ntombela se woordvoerder, Palesa Chubisi, sê hulle het verneem die water stroom deur die Charlesville-gebied en oor die nabygeleë plaas van Dennis Louw:

Whilst reeling from the shock of losing their homes and belongings, the community of Jagersfonetin experienced another mine dam wall collapse, this occurred on Tuesday evening. The incident is said to have happened around 9pm. No damage or loss of life was reported in the latest incident. Bongani spoke to Dr Mbulelo Nokwequ, Head of Department of Environmental Affairs in the Free State on the second wall dam collapse.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Prof. Richard Calland is nie meer 'n lid van die parlementêre paneel wat president Cyril Ramaphosa moet ondersoek nie. Bykans 120 000 mense het hulle werk in die tweede kwartaal verloor. Die wal van nog 'n dam by Jagersfontein in die Vrystaat het gebreek.

Nog 'n damwal in Jagersfontein breek. Kommer oor watertekorte by die Helen Joseph Hospitaal in Johannesburg. Nog 'n daling in brandstofpryse word verwag.

Another mine dam wall has collapsed at the troubled Jagersfontein mine in the Free State. Kopanong Mayor Xolani Tseletsele says the situation could have been a result of heavy downpours in the area yesterday.  The water from the dam is flowing through the neighborhood of Charlesville and Dennis Louw's farm which is nearby. The R706 near Charlesville has been closed. Motorists are advised to use an alternative gravel road to Fauresmith in order to get access to Jagersfontein. Over two weeks ago, a mine dam wall collapsed, leaving a trail of destruction in the area. Elvis Presslin spoke to our reporter there, Ishmael Modiba

Guest: Kopung Ralikontsane - Director General - Free State Provincial GovernmentSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pippa Hudson speaks to Kopung Ralikontsane, the Director General of the Free State Provincial Government about the commencement of construction of new homes in Jagersfontein, the town flooded by a collapsed mine dam wall.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Die ramp in Jagersfontein kring uit. Beurtkrag kom die sakewêreld duur te staan. Die verbruikersprysindeks daal effens.

The Free State accident at Jagersfontein, where a mine dam wall collapsed and destroyed everything in its path, still haunts the locals. It resulted in fatalities and the destruction of livelihoods. One million people live close to mine tailings dams, and they are all at risk of the same fate, according to a 2011 report commissioned and later buried. Water expert Dr Anthony Turton of the Centre for Environmental Management at the University of the Free State spoke to Radio Islam International to provide further insight about the report.

Luphert Chilwane, NUM Media OfficerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Grootskaalse skaap-wassery op Jagersfontein. Gesprekke by NAMPO-Kaap het die afgelope week gedraai om die Kaapstad-hawe en die potensiaal van die volgende winteroes. 'n Jong man van Lavender Hill bederf ander mense vir sy twintigste verjaarsdag.

In die week se episode #ontnonsens Paul Maritz, Ernst van Zyl en Reiner Duvenage 'n paar sake van nasionale en internasionale belang - skakel gerus in!

Residents of Charlesville in Jagersfontein in the Free State have appointed Phosa Loots Attorneys to file a class action lawsuit against the owners of the Jagersfontein diamond mine. One person was killed and another is still missing after a mine dam burst, flooding the area with grey mud. At least 164 houses were damaged. For more on this, Elvis Presslin spoke to attorney at Phosa Loots Attorneys, Andries Nkome

Die eienaars van die diamantmyn op Jagersfontein bevestig dat hy alle mediese koste sal dra ná die slikdamtragedie. Vakbonde vergader vandag met sy lede oor die SAUK se jongste salarisaanbod. Gewapende mans ontvoer 50 inwoners van 'n dorp in Nigerië.

Guest: Charles MacRoberts  University | Senior Lecturer of Geotechnical Engineering in the Department of Civil Engineering  at Stellenbosch University Wasanga is joined by Charles MacRoberts University, Senior Lecturer of Geotechnical Engineering in the Department of Civil Engineering at Stellenbosch University to talk about the long-term effects of the Jagersfontein dam disaster. The small town in the Free State was uprooted when the tailings dam collapse on Sunday.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Good Mauling. With one more day left until the weekend, here are five things you need to know before you get out of bed including Politicians allegedly linked to Jagersfontein mine project and much more. #DarrenKeriSkyOnECR #FiveThingsYouNeedToKnow

Environmental Specialist in Mine Waste Management Dr Brian Rademeyer discusses who is to blame for the Jagersfontein tailings dam, how engineers did voice their concerns, and how regulators ought to have listened to them and handled the situation better. He continued by warning that if the departments of water and sanitation, mineral resources, environmental affairs, and regulators do not take this seriously, a similar incident is very likely to occur in the future.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Guest: Daily Maverick journalist, Julia Evans, takes John Maytham through the 2009 court case and the impact the ruling may have had in the Jagersfontein case.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Die minister van Minerale Bronne en Energie, Gwede Mantashe, sê 'n kommissie van ondersoek sal van stapel gestuur word om te kyk na die ineenstorting van 'n wal van 'n slikdam by Jagersfontein in die Vrystaat. Die minister het gister die gebied besoek waar verskeie inwoners se huise oorstroom en deur modder beskadig is. Mantashe sê die eienaars van die myn moet volle verantwoordelikheid neem:

Vingers word nou na die mynmaatskappy, JDC Mining, gewys nadat die wal van 'n slikdam in Jagersfontein in die Vrystaat gebreek het. Die bestuur van die myn hou vol dat hulle aan alle wetlike vereistes voldoen het. Oekraïne se onlangse militêre suksesse teen Rusland laat die hoop weer opvlam vir 'n skietstilstand.

AfriForum is verheug sy veiligheidstrukture kon onmiddellik reageer op die tragiese ramp by Jagersfontein in die Vrystaat. Groot dele van die dorp is oorstroom nadat 'n damwal gebars het. Volgens AfriForum se woordvoerder, Jacques Broodryk, is twee hommeltuie ingespan om reddingspanne by te staan om na vermiste persone te soek en om inligting in te samel. Broodryk het bygevoeg 'n uitgebreide radionetwerk is ook gebruik om kommunikasie tussen verskeie rolspelers te bewerkstellig, aangesien selfoontorings buite werking was.

Forum 4 Service Delivery se leier, Mbahare Kekana, sê die regering se belofte om huise in Jagersfontein in die Vrystaat te herbou, sal miskien nie binnekort gebeur nie. Hy sê daar is vloedslagoffers in KwaZulu-Natal wat steeds sukkel om die stukke op te tel nadat soortgelyke beloftes gemaak is. Kekana sê die regering moet ondersoek instel na wat in Jagersfontein gebeur het en optree teen diegene wat verantwoordelik is.

Die vakbond Saftu sê die ramp by Jagersfontein in die Vrystaat is 'n duidelike bewys dat mynmaatskappye voorkeur gee aan wins bo die belange van die omgewing en die mense wat in daardie omgewing woon. Dit volg nadat 'n slikdam se wal Sondag gebreek het. Saftu se woordvoerder, Trevor Shaku, sê Jagersfontein Developments moet al die koste dra om mense se huise te herbou, asook vergoeding vir lewensverlies en mense se huise wat in die oorstroming en modderstorting verwoes is:

Emergency services are working around the clock in the devastated Jagersfontein in the Free State after a dam wall collapsed in the early hours of Sunday. President Cyril Ramaphosa was to visit the disaster site today after a flash flood killed three people, damaged residential properties, cut off all electricity supply to the town, and rendered cellphone towers non-operational. Aid organisation Gift of the Givers arrived on the scene with emergency supplies, and we spoke to radio Islam international and discussed with the founder Dr Imtiaz Sooliman.

Relief Coordinator Gift of the Givers  Corene Conradie discusses what she saw while visiting the mining town of Jagersfontein in the Free State, which is facing a humanitarian and environmental disaster as a result of a mining dam wall collapse. The local humanitarian group is asking for additional assistance from the public with donations of bottled water, blankets, food, hygiene items, fodder, and antibiotics for sheep. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Inwoners van Jagersfontein in die Vrystaat vertel hoe hulle moes vlug toe 'n myndam se wal breek. Twee en veertig van Eskom se opwekkingseenhede het verlede week die gees gegee - ons plaas dit in perspektief. Die gehalte van Johannesburg se lug kom onder die loep nadat 'n luggehalte moniteringstasie heropen is.

Nkosikhona Duma, Eyewitness News Reporter  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Gift of the Givers founder, Imtiaz Sooliman speaks to Refilwe Moloto about relief efforts in Jagersfontein, after the small Free State town was flooded after a mining dam wall burst, leaving three dead and destroying a number of homes.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The small town of Jagersfontein in the Free State is reeling after a dam burst which was also filled with ash and water at an abandoned mine. At least two people confirmed dead, with many others missing. And of course, Gift of the Givers are on the scene, so Carol Ofori spoke to Dr Imtiaz Sooliman.

The small town of Jagersfontein in the Free State is reeling after a dam burst which was also filled with ash and water at an abandoned mine. At least two people confirmed dead, with many others missing. And of course, Gift of the Givers are on the scene, so Carol Ofori spoke to Dr Imtiaz Sooliman.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has assured displaced residents of Jagersfontein that government will rebuild their houses. Ramaphosa was addressing residents in Fauresmith which is a nearby town to Jagersfontein. A mine dam collapse has left a trail of destruction in Jagersfontein, leaving scores of residents homeless. One person has been confirmed dead. More than 80 people were taken to various hospitals in the Free State, mostly treated for hypothermia. Elvis Presslin spoke to Xolani Tseletsele, Executive Mayor of Kopanong Municipality in the Freestate...

Eskom verhoog beurtkrag tot fase vier. 'n Kenner ontleed Eskom se kapasiteit. Gift of the Givers beskryf die trauma wat hulle in Jagersfontein se slikdamramp beleef. Suid-Afrika se bierbedryf het rekordverkope in die post-Covid-19-periode.

TP Nchocho, chief executive officer of the Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa on how they have managed to double their funding approvals.     Richard Spoor, public interest lawyer, helps to answer who will be liable for the mine wall collapse in Jagersfontein, which left hundreds of people homeless and injured.     Then Gcina Mhlope, activist, storyteller and author talks about her career as well as relationship with her money.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Clement speaks to Executive Mayor of Kopanong Local Municipality Xolani Tseletsele and Spokespersons of Water and Sanitation, Sputnik Ratau regarding the Jagersfontein mine dam wall collapse that has left at least 40 residents hospitalized and one confirmed dead. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Drie mense is dood en minstens 40 beseer nadat 'n damwal in Jagersfontein in die Vrystaat gebreek het. Huise en voertuie is meegesleur nadat die dam ineengestort het. Die maatskappy wat die dam besit, Jagersfontein Development, sê hy het sy nood- en rampbestuurprotokolle geaktiveer en hou die situasie saam met die Departement van Water en Sanitasie en plaaslike nooddienste, dop. Intussen sê Eskom hy het grootmaattoevoer na die elektrisiteitsverspreider Centlec verloor. Centlec is verantwoordelik vir kraglewering aan die dorp Jagersfontein en die aangrensende township. Die kragvoorsiener se provinsiale woordvoerder, Reggie Moleko, sê dit is onmoontlik om te bepaal wanneer toevoer herstel sal word of om die omvang van die skade te bepaal:

President Cyril Ramaphosa besoek vandag die Jagersfontein-Charlesville-area in die Vrystaat. Dit volg nadat drie mense gisteroggend dood is en vier steeds vermis word nadat 'n myndam se wal gebreek en die oorstroming eiendom beskadig het. Nege huise is meegesleur en 20 is onherstelbaar beskadig. Ramaphosa se woordvoerder, Vincent Magwenya, sê die president is hartseer oor die tragedie:

Marius de Villiers – Regsnakomingsbeampte, Jagersfontein Developments

Guest: Marius  de Villiers  | Legal Compliance Officer   at Jagersfontein Developments See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Guest: Richard Spoor | Attorney See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

At least three people have been killed after a mine dam burst, triggering flooding that swept away homes, in Jagersfontein in the Free State.

The Kopanong Local Municipality in the Free State alleges that negligence played a large part in the Jagersfontein mine dam disaster.

Director General of the Free State Provincial Government Kopung Ralikontsane provides an update on the mining town of Jagersfontein in Free State following the collapse of a dam that held mine waste and displaced 250 people. He explained that investigations will be conducted, and that the president will meet with the affected community, which has been relocated to a hotel in Bloemfontein as they plan to gradually restore services such as water and electricity.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

'n Vloedramp tref Jagersfontein in die Vrystaat nadat 'n slikdam se wal breek. Die regering sê die ramp sal ondersoek word. President Cyril Ramaphosa sal na verwagting die dorp vandag besoek. Ons saai uit by die Augrabieswaterval Nasionale Park want dis Nasionale Parke Week.

Nkosikhona Duma, EWN Reporter   Carin Bosman, Water Governance Expert. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lester speaks to Free State Kopanong Local Municipality Executive Mayor, Xolani Tseletsele. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Refilwe Moloto speaks to Free State COGTA MEC Mxolisi Dukwana, about the Jagersfontein dam disaster that has left three dead. And we hear from Karabo Khakhau, DA spokesperson in the Free State legislature who says the tragedy could have been avoided had local and national government authorities listened to concerns by residents who live close to the ill-fated mine dam.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe has cut his working visit to South Sudan and Niger to attend to the disaster in Jagersfontein, Freestate. One person died, while 40 others were seriously injured after a mudslide swept through the mining town of Jagersfontein following a dam burst. The electricity supply in the area has been affected. For the latest update, Elvis Presslin spoke to Makhosonke Buthelezi, the National spokesperson for the Department of Mineral Resources

Die konstruksiesektor wys tekens van herstel in die tweede kwartaal. Ons kry die jongste oor president Ramaphosa se besoek aan Jagersfontein ná die myndam-tragedie. Ons saai uit by die Augrabies-waterval Nasionale Park in die Noord-Kaap as deel van Nasionale Parke Week.

Gemoedere loop steeds hoog in Jagersfontein in die Vrystaat, weens geweldadige diensleweringsbetogings, wat al vir twee weke duur. Die dorp is sedert November verlede jaar sonder water. Bloemwater het watertoevoer na die dorp afgesny omdat die Kopanong Munisipaliteit versuim om hul rekening te betaal.