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Coal mine on point of turning acid mine drainage into potable water at no cost 
By: Martin Creamer 23rd November 2020 An Mpumalanga coal mine is on the point of entering into an agreement before year-end to have its acid mine drainage water curse turned into... →
Department of Water and Sanitation opens a criminal case against Woestalleen Colliery Mine
17th November 2020 The Department of Water and Sanitation has opened a criminal case against Woestalleen Colliery Mine and its Business Rescue Partner at Hendrina... →
Eskom’s new just energy transition office assessing green finance options for repurposing of old coal stations
By: Terence Creamer 25th June 2020 Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter reports that the State-owned utility’s newly created just energy transition (JET) project office is evaluating green... →
SA: Lindiwe Sisulu: Address by Minister of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation, during the debate on the President’s State of the Nation Address, National Assembly (19/02/2020)
20th February 2020 Benjamin Franklin once said, “when the well is dry, we know the worth of water”. Mr President, this is where we are now. Climate change has... →
COSATU statement on the 04th Anniversary of the Lily Mine Tragedy
5th February 2020 The Congress of South African Trade Unions remembers the three Lily Mine workers Pretty Nkambule, Solomon Nyirenda and Yvonne Mnisi who are still... →
Trial date finally set for Khulubuse Zuma, Zondwa Mandela in water pollution case
By: News24Wire 22nd November 2019 The pre-trial proceedings against three former Aurora Empowerment Systems directors accused of polluting a key water source, has been set down for... →
Acid mine water eyed for producing hydrogen at petrol cost
By: Martin Creamer 20th August 2019 Acid mine water, and also seawater and brackish water, are being eyed for hydrogen production by innovative South African company Hydrox Holdings,... →
Acid mine water quick-fix possible as water deficit looms, Oppenheimer, De Beers told 
By: Martin Creamer 19th October 2016 Water-constrained Gauteng may see an acid mine drainage (AMD) quick-fix in order to save the fresh water from the Lesotho Highlands Water Project... →
