Jagersfontein farmer stares down decades of recovery after sludge flattens land
The disaster killed 865 animals belonging to 49 farmers, says the Free State department of agriculture and rural development
21 September 2022 - 21:20
CJ Louw, a farmer in Jagersfontein working alongside his father, Dennis, is worried after learning it will take several decades for their business to recover after the recent tailings dam disaster damaged the family farm. ..
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