30 August 2012 | Press Releases
Gareth Morgan, Shadow Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs
A large number of mines in South Africa continue to operate without water licences. According to a reply to a DA parliamentary question by the Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs, 46 mines are in this position. Under the National Water Act, mines should not be operating without this licence. Water is a critical resource in South Africa, and thus all users need to be correctly permitted in order to ensure the fair use and discharge of water.
