Mthokozisi Maphumulo writes that the likelihood of a string of civil claims is realistic following the release of the SAHRC's report into the sewage report on the Vaal River. The South African Human ...

The government has for more than a decade “passed the buck” regarding the Vaal River’s sewage pollution by the Emfuleni local municipality, said Maureen Stewart, the vice-chairperson of the ...

The Vaal river, a source of water for about 19-million South Africans, is now polluted “beyond acceptable levels”, impacting on natural ecosystems and endangering the people’s health.

The Vaal River system, on which approximately 19 million people depend for drinking water and commercial use, ... (SAHRC), which set up an inquiry into long-running problems in the river system.

Johannesburg - On October 24 last year, President Cyril Ramaphosa declared the Vaal River sewage problem a national crisis and authorised the deployment of the South African National Defence Force ...

Leslie Hoy, the Vaal River project manager, expressed his team’s delight at reducing the coverage of water lettuce and water hyacinth—previously a significant problem affecting the entire Vaal ...

It will take at least 36 months to reduce or stop the pollution leaking into the Vaal River system, the department of water and sanitation told a media tour at the Vaal Dam on Tuesday.

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has released its final report on the inquiry into the sewage problem at the Vaal River. The report, released on 17 February 2021, suggests a very ...

Leslie Hoy, the Vaal River project manager, expressed his team’s delight at reducing the coverage of water lettuce and water hyacinth—previously a significant problem affecting the entire Vaal ...