Minister says short-term AMD plan sufficient, but more needs to be done

There is sufficient dilution capacity to ameliorate the untreated acid mine drainage (AMD) and neutralised AMD decanting from basins in the Witwatersrand between now and the end of 2014, Water and Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa said on...

TCTA again warns of funding shortfall for acid water projects

South Africa’s Trans-Caledon Tunnel Authority (TCTA) reports that it is making some progress in implementing emergency and near-term projects designed to deal with the problem of acid mine drainage (AMD) arising on the eastern, central and...

Govt outlines emergency and short-term mine water remedies

The Department of Water and Environmental Affairs has approved both emergency and short-term remedies to deal with the prevailing threats posed by rising acid mine drainage (AMD) on the gold-bearing Witwatersrand basin. In response to a...

DA calls for moratorium on Karoo gas exploration

A controversial application by oil giant Shell to explore for gas in an area of the Karoo should be put on hold, the Democratic Alliance said on Tuesday. The opposition party warned that exploration would involve processes that risked...

Political leadership essential to mitigate acid mine drainage problem

A much anticipated report on acid mine drainage (AMD) has been referred back to the panel of experts by the Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) for further work on options and cost implications. The report was tabled on October 21 but not made public.

Manuel appeals for 'rational' discussion on acid mine water

Minister in the Presidency Trevor Manuel on Tuesday warned MPs there were "private sector interests" driving debate on the environmental threat to Johannesburg posed by rising acid mine water. "What we need is a rational discussion... informed by...