Save The Vaal Environment
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Invasive weeds cleared from Vaal River through community-government collaboration
This was achieved through a partnership involving the Vaal community, Rand Water, Rhodes University’s Centre for Biological Control, the water and sanitation department and the…
NGO wins court order against ministers to stop Vaal River sewage pollution
Senzo Mchunu must provide an affidavit in 45 court days stating what has been done to deal with the problem
Sewage still flowing into the Vaal River destroys homes, livelihoods
The Vaal River intervention project has shown some progress but most of the treatment plants are still not working
Sewage poisons the Vaal River
‘We don’t just wear masks because of Covid-19 — it’s because of all this shit’
Government passed the buck on Vaal pollution for too long —panel
The Human Rights Commission’s report on the river’s sewage crisis reveals the lawlessness of the state