Dr halibut hoffman
Moderator
A river of shit, chemicals, metals flows through our land.
https://mg.co.za/article/2017-04-13-00-a-river-of-shit-chemicals-metals-flows-through-our-land
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The Olifants River is one of Southern Africa’s most important catchments. Its waters irrigate farming in western Mpumalanga and power Eskom’s dozen coal-fired power stations in the area. The river flows through Limpopo’s platinum belt, bringing water to valleys that otherwise go thirsty. It then breaks through the nearly impenetrable Drakensberg mountains to irrigate farms in the lowveld and bring life to the Kruger National Park. It finally joins the Limpopo River in Mozambique, before flowing into the Indian Ocean south of Xai-Xai.
This makes the river critical to the economies of both South Africa and Mozambique. The 30 dams along its course also give three provinces a buffer in times of drought. Ten million people rely on it for water.
But systematic failures of governance along the entire Olifants River mean that it is in danger of collapse. Few people are willing to say this on the record, but the Mail & Guardian has talked to people who use words varying in intensity from “problem†to “crisis†to describe the state of the river..."
Read the link for the rest of the k@k story.
In other news. At least our chokka industry is safe, as well as the rest of the southern cape, hopefully, after yesterdays court decision.
I am a happy camper..some what..
https://mg.co.za/article/2017-04-13-00-a-river-of-shit-chemicals-metals-flows-through-our-land
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The Olifants River is one of Southern Africa’s most important catchments. Its waters irrigate farming in western Mpumalanga and power Eskom’s dozen coal-fired power stations in the area. The river flows through Limpopo’s platinum belt, bringing water to valleys that otherwise go thirsty. It then breaks through the nearly impenetrable Drakensberg mountains to irrigate farms in the lowveld and bring life to the Kruger National Park. It finally joins the Limpopo River in Mozambique, before flowing into the Indian Ocean south of Xai-Xai.
This makes the river critical to the economies of both South Africa and Mozambique. The 30 dams along its course also give three provinces a buffer in times of drought. Ten million people rely on it for water.
But systematic failures of governance along the entire Olifants River mean that it is in danger of collapse. Few people are willing to say this on the record, but the Mail & Guardian has talked to people who use words varying in intensity from “problem†to “crisis†to describe the state of the river..."
Read the link for the rest of the k@k story.
In other news. At least our chokka industry is safe, as well as the rest of the southern cape, hopefully, after yesterdays court decision.
I am a happy camper..some what..