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Acid mine drainage

Gold mine pollution is poisoning Soweto’s water and soil – study finds food gardens are at risk

Our Burning Planet

Gold mine pollution is poisoning Soweto’s water and soil – study finds food gardens are at risk

By Lesego Khomo

‘It’s ugly, it’s completely sickening,’ says water expert on Joburg’s rivers

South Africa

‘It’s ugly, it’s completely sickening,’ says water expert on Joburg’s rivers

By Onke Ngcuka

New push for coal mine on Kruger National Park boundary raises alarm

South Africa

New push for coal mine on Kruger National Park boundary raises alarm

By Tony Carnie

Krugersdorp’s water poses toxic threat to people and wildlife – study

South Africa

Krugersdorp’s water poses toxic threat to people and wildlife – study

By Onke Ngcuka

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

South Africa

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

South Africa

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

By Tony Carnie

A return to source: Saving the Witwatersrand’s ancient freshwater system to save South Africa’s rivers

Magazine

A return to source: Saving the Witwatersrand’s ancient freshwater system to save South Africa’s rivers

By Willem Snyman

Letter to the Editor: A Matter of Mines

South Africa

Letter to the Editor: A Matter of Mines

By Daily Maverick

Joburg's acid mine drainage: Swapping sludge for salt

South Africa

Joburg's acid mine drainage: Swapping sludge for salt

By Greg Nicolson