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Deputy minister David Mahlobo is set to open a criminal case against Jagersfontein Development Project (JDP) Mine.

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He and other government officials, including the Head of Cooperative Governance (Cogta), Premier, Director-General (DG), and local municipal leaders are having a briefing. 

Mahlobo is also said to have met with the mine bosses before his move to lay a criminal case against the mine whose damn wall collapsed and damaged over 100 homes. On Sunday 11 September 2022, the dam wall collapsed, releasing tons of sludge which killed 2 people, left one missing, and left scores injured and over 200 people displaced.

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According to the Free State Office of Water and Sanitation's spokesperson, Larry Crisp, there currently is a forensic report being done to determine the extent of pollution.

Following the disaster, the town has had to deal with two more death tragedies unrelated to the disaster.

A child was killed by a mine truck on Thursday 27 October 2022.

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The incident comes a few days after a 62-year-old elderly man was found dead in a pool of water between Charlesville and Itumeleng, known as Skoti. He went missing on the previous Friday and was found on Saturday 22 October 2022.

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OFM News/Lucky Nkuyane & Kekeletso Mosebetsi