Acid mine Drainage reaches Nigel

Nigel is small town situated in the east of johannesburg, ekurhuleni. The township is called Duduza with the population of about 35000 people and high number of  unemployment as well as high rate of crime and rape.
Grootvlei mine is Springs near Paynville in the Eastrand yet a distance of about 22ks to Nigel.Since Aurora is failing to keep the pump running, now the water have start to overflow to Blesblogspruit. The effect of the removal of the last of pumping equipment at grootvlei shaft three pumoing station on febuary7 seem to have finally surfaced. Gold focused developoment company called Goliath gold,created through the reverse aquisiont of public company white water resources bt goldone. In our meeting on 18th June 2011 concerning water quality. they reported that it was forced to halt operation at Sub nigel mines shaft one, used primarily as a training centre to bring gold gold one flagship moddereast operation to full production, Goliath gold said that anticipated rising waterr levels, brought  about by lack of pumping  from grootvei shaft three, theatened Safety of emplyees as well as polluting the spruits around including blesblogspruit.Commuty of infomal settlement of Ramaphoso used the water from blesblogspruit to wash cook, but the are not aware of the danger that the Grootvlei mine has created. The Goliath Gold said they expect the water level to reach critical levesl bt august and is consigering the plugging of shaft one  to preseve future use of under ground water assets Grootvlei mangement company Aurora. Thami Maseko indicated that the company is faced with more than problem, so the company is trying to protise. I ask about the life of people who are noy aware of the danger of acid mine drainage. He said that one of the things they are trying to raise the communities. Du plesiss told us Aurora failed to proof that they run  the mine now they are facing liquidation. Aurora fail to produce sbmit the document in time the case will heard unopposed on july 7 in the north Gauent high court. All these problems, they are not bringing solution to polltion of water which is danger to the people of Duduza.  I spoke to the Dumu Mkhonza spoke person for councillors about the acid mine drainage caused by Grootvlei mine and the danger that they are facing as well.He will organise a meeting soon for and the communty affected.
MESHACK MBANGULA
Kwa Thema monitor

Deforestation in Kwathema Ekurhuleni

This project ts desgned to capicitate the communities regarding deforestaion by Mines and other big companies without rehabiltating the landwhich causes soil erosion and deserttification.the trees or the forest help to keep the crcon into soil, by deforestaion, they cntribute in reasing the cabon dioxide into the aartmosphere which affect the climate negatively.Vlakfontein Mine which have left half deserted places near Kwa thema and not secured as no danger signs. did not rehabitate the land.Commuties did not have a say or not aware of the of the destruction which was caused it was apartheid era .Now that we know, they are gone no where to be found, poor community is now their resposabilty to fix the problems of the mines without resources. the area im talking about is between kwathema and pollark park. The areais left with tail[ngs sand which contains acid and other metal aswell very little that grows there, even if grows its contaminated. The problem is that, the hostel community some of got cows that feed on this grass which is contaminated as well as the that flows through the place and these owners are not in informed.These cows are going to sold to people. I spoke to Samson from Veja org concerning the problem, he indicated that are having a meeting with  the Ekurhuleni Goverment officials concening the sampling of the water by the independent for better results, and i will part of the team, this willhappen on the22 of june, the Ekurhuleni concern enviromental org(ECEO) gathered together to come with a plan to compel the local goverment to rehabilitate the are, secondly, capacitate community about the importancy of planting the trees and their advantage tp health and enviroment.These strategic options when implemented together would allow kwa thema to achieve better developd transformed area which was des\royd by mines. With the severe weather events, droughts, floods and others, planning and implementing is crucial.,trees help green house gas sinks, they absorb rather emit carbon and thus have an important mita\igation role.Afforestation will be good results.The goverment must ontroduce targeted education programmes that focus on the relationship between thecommecrcial fprestry section and conrvationsector to ensure biological diversity is not compromised  and that resience to climate risksis increased.
Kwa thema monitor
MESHACK MBANGULA

Kwa thema is in the east of Johannesburg called Ekurhuleni, poulation of about 45 500, high rate of unemployment.During the mining period in the eastrand. Mines removed the trees near the township for dunping

Deforestation in Kwathema Ekurhuleni.