A NATIONAL CRISIS The water lettuce and hyacinth infestation has ‘carpeted’ vast areas of the beautiful Vaal River. These noxious weeds thrive on high nutrient levels in water, deplete oxygen and cause harm to aquatic [...]
UPPER VAAL RIVER TO BARRAGE AND TRIBUTES WATER LETTUCE DISASTER The explosion of Water Lettuce (Pistia Stratiotes) and water hyacinth on the Vaal River immediately upstream of the Barrage. They first alerted all relevant authorities [...]
BE ALERT A NEW THREAT TO THE VAAL RIVER Water Lettuce, an invasive alien species, has made its appearance in the Vaal River for the first time. It was noticed in the Suikerbos River at [...]
UPDATE ON LEGAL CASE: SAVE V EMFULENI MUNICIPALITY, PREMIER GAUTENG, MEC COOPERATIVE GOVERNANCE AND TRADITIONAL AFFAIRS, MEC FINANCE (GAUTENG) MINSTER OF ENVIRONMENT FORESTRY AND FISHERIES, MINISTER OF HUMAN SETTLEMENTS, WATER AND SANITATION, MINISTER OF [...]
DATE TO DIARISE: SAVE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING SATURDAY 7TH NOVEMBER 2020 AT 11:00 AT LUCIANA COUNTRYESTATE LAPA ALL REQUIERD COVID 19 PROTOCOLS WILL BE OBSERVED. PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN MASK UPDATE ON VAAL RIVER POLLUTION [...]
26 August 2020 The Editor Engineering News chanel@engineeringnews.co.za c.c Chairperson of the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation. c.c. Sibusiso Mthembu (Gauteng Head: DWS) Dear Chanel, ARTICLE: “PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE WELCOMES WATER [...]
SAVE the VAAL is deeply concerned about the ongoing spillages of raw or partially treated sewage into Vaal Dam from the Metsimaholo waste water treatment plant at Deneysville. It is common knowledge that the [...]
Press Statement 23 February 2020. 8 year old completes LDYC Round the Island Race. Callie van Niekerk, a junior sailor at LDYC was 7 years old when he won his first race. This year, [...]
SAVE has received numerous calls expressing disbelief at recent articles referring to a ‘pollution-free Vaal River’. These articles are misleading and SAVE has communicated with the editors requesting them to correct the misperceptions that have [...]
FIGHTING COVID 19 SAVE together with The River Property and Safety Association and Riverside Rotary DONATE 2000 SANITISER PACKS Thank you to FREEDOM PAPER AND SAPPI FOR the SUPPLY of TOILET PAPER. “It was only [...]
