‘People the same as pigs’ in the VaalBy Sheree Bega | 16 Oct 2020 Foul: Pigs root in sludge in Emfuleni municipality. (Photos: Delwyn Verasamy/M&G) Clutching her one-year-old son, Monica Ndakisa jumps onto a brick to avoid the sewage that runs like a dark stain across the passage in her home. “We’ve lived like this […]
POLLUTION OF THE VAAL RIVER INTERVENTION AS PRESENTED at Rietspruit Forum – Aug 2020
The Intervention document is attached for download. Vaal River Intervention
“Varkies” gou op hok, maar als nie pluis | Beeld
Article also available for download as an attachment. Beeld_July_2020_Piggery
Development of the National Eutrophication Strategy and Supporting Documents
Attached documents:1. DWS Eutrophication SA & GA PSC 1 BID2. PSC 1 Meeting Agenda – Eutrophication Strategy3. Issues and Response Register – Inception Report Comments DWS Eutrophication SA & GA PSC 1 BID PSC 1 Meeting Agenda – Eutrophication Strategy Issues and Response Register – Inception Report Comments
Fears of long term damage to SA’s water supply as eutrophication strangles rivers and dams | IOL
Toxic green algae in the Vaal River is caused by eutrophication, which harms water quality and impacts river life. Supplied Article by Sheree Bega The black, sewage-contaminated water that flows from the Rietspruit into the Loch Vaal is so polluted that even algae struggles to grow in its polluted depths. “All we get is black […]
FSE’S COMMENTS ON THE NATIONAL WATER RESOURCE STRATEGY-3
Comments attached for download. Comments on NWRS-3
Vaal sewage spills into parts of Vereeniging as residents complain about it getting into their homes | IOL
Sewage continues to spill into the Vaal River, on to the streets of Vereeniging and into people’s homes. Picture: Nokuthula Mbatha African News Agency (ANA) Article by Sheree Bega | original article here. On the map, Bernice Maritz lives in Connaught Avenue. But her family have another name for it: Shit Street. A pool of […]
Water Wise: Caught Between a Rock and a Wet Place | Business Media MAGS
By: Nelendhre Moodley | original article here. Following poor water control measures over the years, South Africa now finds itself caught between a rock and a hard place as its dire water situation continues to worsen. Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation Minister Lindiwe Sisulu recently launched South Africa’s National Water and Sanitation Master Plan – but […]
FSE’s comments on the National Eutrophication Strategy: Draft Inception Report
The following comments are submitted – with diffidence and deference – on behalf of the Federation for Sustainable Environment (FSE). The FSE is a member of a number of theDepartment of Water and Sanitation’s Steering-, Project- and Strategy Steering Committees, Implementation Task Teams; Expert Steering Committees; the WSSLG’s SDG6 Task Teamand a number of Catchment […]
Long-term Treatment Vital for Water Supply
8 May 2020 | Author: Theresa Bhowan | Edited by Nadine James TOO SALTY Additional salinity, owing to the current rate of treatment, creates water security risks With the delay in the long-term treatment or desalination of acid mine drainage (AMD) in the integrated Vaal river system and the delay in the Lesotho Highlands Water […]