Stained and depleted by the time they reach the coast, many rivers are in trouble. It’s not just sewage, plastic or industrial pollution. A multitude of man-made ‘roadblocks’ are restricting or completely stopping fish and other freshwater life from ...
by Tony Carnie, Daily MaverickRiver roadblocks — South Africa’s waterways need help to be brought back to life by Tony Carnie, Daily Maverick November 10, 2022 Far from being rivers of life, many of South Africa’s freshwater systems are becoming rivers of death – mere channels from which water is extracted, or used as a dumping ground for human and industrial effluent. The problems of excessive water extraction and pollution of local rivers are relatively well known.
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