(1) Whether her department is actively counteracting the threat to food production and food security emanating from the severe pollution of streams and rivers by mining effluent; if not, why not; if so, what measures have been put in place and to what effect is her department interacting with the Department of Water Affairs to remedy the situation; (2) what steps has her department taken to allay the concerns of the European Union regarding grain imports from South Africa because of the toxicity of water?