WATCH | Thungela launches fish-breeding facility in Mpumalanga

JOHANNESBURG - The Thungela mining company has launched a multi-million-rand fish-breeding facility as part of the rehabilitation of waters around the Loskop Dam in Mpumalanga.

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The Wilge and Olifants Rivers were contaminated by the uncontrolled release of acidic water from a nearby mine in 2022.

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The aim of the Thungela investment is to speed up the recovery of the fish population and restore biodiversity.

Thungela's Mpumi Sithole, spoke to eNCA.