# The Jagersfontein Magistrate’s Court has set 14 January 2026 to decide the date for the High Court hearing into the 2022 Jagersfontein mine dam collapse at the fine tailings storage facility in the Free State. The civil lawsuit, filed by 26 victims and the Kopanong Local Municipality, involves five accused facing charges of murder, property damage, and health and safety violations. The collapse destroyed homes, covered farmland in sludge, killed two people, and left a third missing. Victims say the scheduled hearing is a sign of progress.
High Court date for case into Jagersfontein mine dam collapse to be decided in January