Vaal River | Infrastructure news - Part 2

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Sewage floods Mongau Street in Tshepiso, Sharpeville, in Emfuleni Local Municipality

Army engineers get to work on Vaal River rehab

Engineers from the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) are expected to start cleaning the polluted Vaal River this week. This comes after the SANDF conducted an extensive assessment on the extent of pollution in the Vaal River System...
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SAHRC calls for submissions on Vaal river crisis

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) is calling on members of the Vaal community and surrounding areas to make written submissions to fully address the issues for investigation. This comes after SAHRC conducted a site inspection of the...

Unpacking the Vaal River crisis

While residents have been advised not to drink water from the Vaal River due to pollution officials say various levels of government are tackling the crisis. But how did we get to this point? Environmental adviser, Doctor Anthony Turton, joins eNCA...
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Vaal River results still pending

The Department of Water and Sanitation says the results on water samples taken for analysis from the Vaal River are still pending. The department was promoted to conduct the analysis following increasing calls of fish kills in the Vaal River,...

Dam levels continue to drop in the Northern Cape

Dam levels in the Northern Cape continue to drop due to the persistent drought. The Orange River is currently at 64 percent and the Vaal River at 85 percent – but decreasing weekly. Meanwhile the Karee Dam in Calvinia remains at 0 percent....