Sewage has been polluting the Vaal River System and has been running along streets and into homes in Emfuleni.

Despite several interventions by the Ekurhuleni Water Care Company (ERWAT) and the South African National Defence Force, the ...

The department has called for focused law enforcement, community vigilance, and public-private partnerships to protect ...

Picture: Nigel Sibanda The Vaal River, the lifeblood of South Africa’s economy and communities, is facing a crippling pollution crisis that threatens the health and well-being of millions.

The Vaal River Anti-Pollution Forum, to be launched on Thursday, will be a non-statutory forum, including various stakeholders with a particular focus on stakeholders that are directly affected by ...

The Department of Water and Sanitation has established the Vaal River Anti-Pollution Forum to address the pollution crisis in the Vaal River. The forum will compile a list of polluters and meet ...

The Vaal River, a significant water source in South Africa, has faced severe pollution challenges in recent years. Industrial waste, sewage leaks, and agricultural runoff have contaminated the ...

Vaal River is officially open for boat season ... and take legal action as needed. An Anti-Pollution Forum, led by Deputy Minister Isaac Seitlholo, will convene on September 18 to support an ...

Speaking at a recent workshop on the integrated management of alien invasive species on the Vaal river, DWS water use compliance and enforcement chief director Anet Muir outlined how dramatic the ...

Johannesburg - Pollution at the Vaal River has reached crisis proportions, an environmental scientist said on Tuesday. Claudia Holgate described the sewerage spillage running into the Vaal River as "a ...

Several factors have converged into a perfect storm that has led to the out-of-control expansion of water lettuce across the Vaal Barrage, including pollution, dysfunctional and noncompliant ...