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September 10, 2017

Janice Beckett Less than a minute

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Open pit mining right next to Nasrec Road and the railway line.

It is said that traditional healers sell this toxic sand to pregnant women to eat.

Mining companies do not take the precautions of closing off dangerous pits from the public. A vent in Crown Mines.

This vent is openly exposed to anyone walking past it. The depth is unknown but there is water at the bottom of it.

More water tests indicate that the water is toxic.

A toxic stream of water in Riverlea, Extension.

David van Wyk testing the toxicity of the water from the mines flowing into the Jukskei River.

David van Wyk next to the Sasol Gas warning poles, and right next to him are the mine dumps.

Open pit mining.

The distance between the school and the open pit mining operation measures 34 metres.

Heavy machinery used in the mines.

The road going towards T.C Esterhuyzen Primary School started collapsing.

Dr Jo Seoka and David van Wyk measuring the distance between the Region B offices and the mine.

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September 10, 2017

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