The Free State accident at Jagersfontein, where a mine dam wall collapsed and destroyed everything in its path, still haunts the locals.

It resulted in fatalities and the destruction of livelihoods. One million people live close to mine tailings dams, and they are all at risk of the same fate, according to a 2011 report commissioned and later buried.

Water expert Dr Anthony Turton of the Centre for Environmental Management at the University of the Free State spoke to Radio Islam International to provide further insight about the report.