The Klip River in Gauteng has turned into a “chemical reservoir” as the vital water source feeding into the Vaal River System ...

An environmental assessment by researchers from the University of Johannesburg has found alarmingly high levels of ...

The President has acknowledged South Africa’s water crisis as an emergency at the 2025 Water and Sanitation Indaba this week.

“We are facing a pollution crisis in South Africa and we have to take action now,” says Seitlholo, noting that no amount of cleaning the dams and rivers will help unless the sources of the problem are ...

VANDERBIJLPARK - The Water and Sanitation Department has established an anti-pollution Forum to deal with the Vaal River pollution crisis. It's one of the key decisions taken during Minister Senzo ...

The sewage spillage represents just one facet of a larger water pollution crisis affecting SA, with Gauteng identified as the epicentre.

During an inspection at the Vaal River Barrage Reservoir ... of the community about the disadvantages of polluting the river. "Water pollution is a crisis in this country, and it needs to be ...

All water for Gauteng is sourced from the Vaal River. It is therefore instructive ... Ranked in order of total contribution to the pollution load of the Vaal, we have both East Rand Water and ...

It comes amid new reports of pollution in the Vaal River System and ongoing water issues linked to leaking and aged infrastructure.

Hartbeespoort dam and the Vaal river, for example, are plagued by persistent hyacinth and water lettuce invasions – their rapid growth partly fuelled by pollution as the invasive plants feed on ...