(1)Whether, given the shocking destruction of the river ecology at the Wilge and Olifants Rivers in eMalahleni, Mpumalanga, (details furnished), and the visit by his department at the Kromdraai Mine on Monday 14 March 2022, he has found any indication of malpractice in the incident; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details.
(2) whether his department was informed of the leak when they visited the venue on 14 March 2022; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what steps did they take to stop the disaster from happening;
(3) in view of his department’s verbal directive that the excess water must be pumped into another area so that the pressure will be less of a danger to break, what (a) follow-up steps did his department take to check whether the water was distributed somewhere else and (b) has he found to be the reason for the build-up of the acid drain mine water at the specified mine?