Fisheries department will call on police to deal with corruption
Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson says she will call in the police if an internal probe reveals corrupt activity within the department.
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Vaal River pollution a ‘crisis’, says scientist
Pollution at the Vaal River has reached crisis proportions, an environmental scientist said on Tuesday. Claudia Holgate described the sewerage spillage running into the Vaal River as ”a crisis” at a meeting of Save the Vaal Environment held at the Vaal River Barrage Reservoir.
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Over 500 suffering from diarrhoea in Delmas
A total of 532 cases of diarrhoea have been recorded in Delmas, Mpumalanga, and there was still no clarity on the cause, the Water Affairs and Forestry Department said on Friday. On Thursday, 63 cases were reported, said spokesperson Linda Page.
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Durban harbour water recovering from chemical spill
Water quality in Durban’s harbour has started to improve following the release of chemicals from a blazing chemical storage depot, a senior Water Affairs and Forestry Department official said on Friday. The chemicals were released into the harbour for three hours on Tuesday night during the blaze.
