A NEW THREAT TO THE VAAL RIVER
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 [...]
OCTOBER NEWS 2020
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 [...]
MISLEADING MEDIA REPORTS ON VAAL RIVER POLLUTION CONTINUES
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 [...]
STATEMENT RE VAAL DAM SEWAGE POLLUTION
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 [...]
MISLEADING MEDIA REPORTS ON VAAL RIVER POLLUTION
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 [...]
BREAKING NEWS FROM THE SAVE TEAM
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 [...]
SAVE THE VAAL ISSUES FREEDOM DAY CHALLENGE TO FIGHT COVID 19
SAVE and the VAAL and the RIVER PROPERTY and SAFETY ASSOCIATION have joined the fight to stop the spread of the Covid-19 virus. The organisations have joined forces with the Riverside Vanderbijl Park Rotary Club to distribute [...]
FEBRUARY 2020
FEBRUARY 2020 NEWSLETTER HIGHLIGHTS • Water and Sanitation Minister says “Trust me” • Water Minister and Parliamentary Committee inspect polluted Rietspruit • Parliamentary Portfolio Committee visits Vaal River Legislative change required to reconsider licensing of municipalities [...]
PRESS STATEMENT 8 FEBRUARY 2020
UPDATE ON VAAL SEWAGE POLLUTION CRISIS A flurry of government visits to the Vaal in the past fortnight, gives new hope to the resolution of the Emfuleni Municipality’s sewage crisis. At last, SAVE the VAAL’s alarm bells [...]
JUNE 2019
SAVE THE DATES: ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING SATURDAY 22ND JUNE 2019 AT 10:00 AT LUCIANA COUNTRY ESTATE SAVE RIVER FESTIVAL - SATURDAY 12 OCTOBER - For fun in the sun, whisky, gin, wine and beer tastings, great food [...]