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A 50-year seed bank and tiny hoppers: Hartbeespoort’s water hyacinth battle
Tiny biocontrol insects, released by the Centre for Biological Control, are preventing flowering and suppressing growth — a long-term solution to South Africa’s most problematic…
New water crisis threatens as invasive plants overrun North West’s Vaalkop Dam
The dam is the main source of water for drinking, agriculture and industry, but officials have been ‘ignoring’ the problem since 2017
Tiny bugs reduce water hyacinth on Hartbeespoort Dam to 5%
Biological control is effective but the real solution would be to fix wastewater treatment plants in Joburg and Pretoria and stop sewage spills
Portable treatment plant to supply drinking water to Hammanskraal by March next year
The Rooiwal wastewater treatment works is set for a R4 billion upgrade
Phineas Legodi resigns from water board after latest court defeat
Lepelle Northern Water chief executive Phineas Legodi throws in the towel after losing fourth interdict application