Ikemeleng environmental development and justice

17/10/2026

I think is time for action because they is no change, rivers are still dumping side and Rustenburg local municipality no where to be found, we have articles from 2018 and no one is responding or coming up with development....

17/10/2026

working together is better than working alone. Ikemeleng means stand for selves/self. and I know we've been living with poor condition for long time now and nothing is developing but if we work together to keep our environment clean, like sowege system, waste management, mining impact. we will live in safe environment.

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14/10/2026

This is why we must hold mining companies accountable. What will happen to the mines around us when they leave? Will rehabilitation really happen, or will our communities be left with dust, unsafe water, and poisoned land? These are the externalised costs of mining, and our people should not have to live with them. as you can see we already have big gap's to keep letting this happen.

Ms F Hassan asked a question in Parliament to the Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources

Considering the findings of the Auditor-General of South Africa in the follow-up performance audit on the rehabilitation of derelict and ownerless mines that the rate of rehabilitation improved only from 1,67% mines a year in 2009 to 2,25% mines a year by 2021, and noting the allocation of R87 million for the rehabilitation of derelict and ownerless mines in the 2026-27 financial year, by what year does his department expect the rehabilitation of all catalogued derelict and ownerless mines to be completed at the current rate of budget allocation?

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Since the inception of the Derelict and Ownerless Mine sites Programme, the Department has rehabilitated 56 asbestos mine sites out of a total of 247 asbestos mine sites. It has also closed 1 026 unsafe mine openings/holings out of the 1 170 identified.

On an annual basis, the Department receives funding from the National Treasury for the rehabilitation of at least three derelict and ownerless mines and the closure of 40 unsafe mine openings/holings. For the current financial year, the Department received a budget allocation of R140 million for derelict and ownerless mine sites rehabilitation.

The completion timeframe depends on future budget allocations from the National Treasury. Under the current funding model, the rehabilitation of all catalogued sites will take a considerable period of time to complete.

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11/10/2026

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11/10/2026

The question is are we safe, is water sanitation accounting and who are we going to hold respond if something happens to unregistered tailings dam

*Also published on IOL News (09/10/2026) 7 October 2026, Johannesburg, South Africa – A recent study by the CSOs Tailings Working Group found that only 29 tailings dams are registered in term…

30/09/2026

The community faces a grave issue as rivers, the graveyard, and streets—alongside the proximity of the mine fence—have transformed into a dumping ground. The municipality’s negligence in dispatching waste collection trucks exacerbates the problem, contravening the law. According to NEMA 1998 108 Section 24B, every citizen holds the right to safeguard the environment, a right the Kroondal community is striving to uphold.

Sep 30, 2026 Jouberton by admin WARD 11 JOUBERTON RESIDENTS FRUSTRATED POOR SERVICE DELIVERY AS WATER AND ELECTRICITY PROBLEMS CONTINUE Samuel OlehileResidents of ward 11 in Jouberton sa Read more

30/09/2026

High Court Judge Sylvia Munyinya has ordered four witnesses in a legal dispute between environmental consultants Drizit Environmental Technology (Pty) Limited, Sino Metals Leach Zambia Limited and the Zambia Environmental Management Agency (ZEMA) to travel to Lusaka to testify physically after internet connectivity problems disrupted virtual proceedings.

The case stems from a dispute linked to a February 2025 tailings dam spill at Sino Metals in Chambishi, which released acidic effluent into the Kafue River and surrounding farmland.

The mining company also accused Drizit of gross incompetence, citing alleged failures to follow EIA methodologies, misidentification of pollution control dams, incorrect application of soil and water standards and unsupported recommendations.

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Zambia Monitor, 18 September 2026 High Court Judge Sylvia Munyinya has ordered four witnesses in a legal dispute between environmental consultants Drizit Environmental Technology (Pty) Limited, Sin…

28/09/2026

to our community for safety,

23/09/2026

Date: 2026 September 22
municipality:Rustenburg local municipality
Province: North West
Location: Ikemeleng community (Kroondal)

Dear community of Ikemeleng, nearby communities and visitors

I hope this finds you well, on 20 September 2026 a group of youth under Ikemeleng environmental development and justice organisation and stakeholders went next to Kroondal mine where the is a pump station in side mine facility and out side where the youth went the Kroondal mine is discharging toxic water from Tailings storage facility to a river that is being use by the community of Ikemeleng and we found out that water is not safe for us healthy and ecosystem.

our message to you is don't drink that water at dikwene river next to makokosi and don't let children playing with that water and don't even use it for spirituality

and in 21 September 2026 youth also took test of Ikemeleng tap water and the water is safe to drink and we're still trying to organise watercan to come and check because we're not 100% sure if that water is safe because with other method of testing is not 100% health but safe to drink

report by Mr Lekhometsa

we will update you for full report we want Watercan to camenand check what is in the water and how can it affect us humans, livestock and ecosystem, both in the community and Kroondal mine

thanks for reading share to keep our community and people.

21/09/2026

my question is why is it easy for mines to break the law and still don't get arrested or close.

the Republic of South Africa constitution says everyone has a right to safe water, land ,food environment and with mines poor management of Tailing we are not safe. we need help from.

Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Centre for Environmental Rights Department of Water and Sanitation South Africa Tailings Civil Society Working Group