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Jagersfontein mine dam wall collapse victims to get new houses today
The Jagersfontein Developments mine will hand over newly constructed houses to the mine dam wall collapse victims in Jagersfontein in…
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Jagersfontein homes to be rebuilt within six months – Mashatile
Deputy President Paul Mashatile is asking the people of Jagersfontein in the Free State to wait a bit longer for…
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Deputy President Paul Mashatile to visit disaster-struck Jagersfontein
Deputy President Paul Mashatile will on Tuesday visit Jagersfontein in the Kopanong Municipality in the Xhariep District, Free State. On…
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Jagersfontein residents left in the lurch after dam wall collapse
It’s been seven months since the Jagersfontein dam wall collapse, and residents have been left on their own. A mine…
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Jagersfontein mine owner accused of duping community
The Kopanong Local Municipality is accusing the Jagersfontein mine owner of refusing to take accountability for the disaster there. A…
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No talks of compensation for Jagersfontein dam wall collapse victims
The Department of Water and Sanitation is expected to open a case against Jagersfontein developments over the September collapse of…
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Jagersfontein residents struggling to pick up the pieces
It’s one month since Jagersfontein in the Free State was devastated by a dam wall collapse and residents are accusing…
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Jagersfontein residents call for mine closure
A month after the deadly dam wall burst in Jagersfontein, community members are calling for the mine to be shut…
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Free State police to continue search for missing Jagersfontein residents
Free State police said that they would continue searching for more missing people after discovering another body in Jagersfontein. K9…
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Jagersfontein residents face challenges as poverty bites
Jagersfontein, a small little-known mining town in the Free State, was thrust into the spotlight recently. A tailings dam wall…
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Free State government sets aside R24 million to rebuild houses destroyed in Jagersfontein
The Free State government has committed R24 million to rebuild 164 houses that were destroyed during the mine dam collapse…
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Mayor: Jagersfontein residents panicked after second dam wall burst
Free State’s Kopanong Mayor, Xolani Tseletsele, on Wednesday said residents were panicked and worried, following a second dam wall collapse…
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There wasn’t another dam wall collapse at Jagersfontein, says Free State official
The Free State Environmental Affairs Department’s Dr Mbulelo Nokwequ said that based on assessments, there wasn’t another dam wall collapse…
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Another dam wall collapse in Jagersfontein
There’s been another dam wall collapse in Jagersfontein in the Free State. This is barely a month after a tailings…
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Calls for Jagersfontein mining company to provide report after dam wall collapse
Jagersfontein residents are afraid to return to their community. They also feel neglected by the government and the mining company…
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Free State Cosatu welcomes government’s quick response to Jagersfontein disaster
The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) in Free State has welcomed the provincial government’s quick response to the…
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Calls for strong action against those responsible for Jagersfontein disaster
The National Union of Metalworkers (NUM) says while the mine company bosses have already publicly accepted responsibility for the Jagersfontein…
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Jagersfontein families file lawsuit against mine
Residents of Charlesville in the Free State are suing the owners of the Jagersfontein diamond mine. A mine dam wall…
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Dr Rademeyer: Govt must step up game to prevent repeat of Jagersfontein disaster
An environmental specialist in mine waste management says the government needs to step up its game to prevent a repeat…
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David Mahlobo: DWS working with authorities to prosecute Jagersfontein mine owners
Water and Sanitation deputy minister, David Mahlobo, said that his department would be working with law enforcement agencies to prosecute…
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