(1) (a) What steps is his department taking to rehabilitate the Wilge River in Mpumalanga where effluent water from an unrehabilitated coalmine is destroying the ecology for a distance of over 55km, (b) what intervention will be put in place to prevent this from happening again and (c) who has been found to be responsible for the disaster.
(2) how does his department intend to monitor and protect our rivers, streams and wetlands in the future.
(3) what (a) number of other unrehabilitated mines pose a risk of damaging our rivers, (b) are the names of the rivers that are at risk and (c) how does his department intend to deal with this situation?