Tag: Vaal River
Praise for Sappers deployed to “fix” Vaal pollution not justified
The praise heaped on the SA National Defence Force (SANDF), in particular the Engineer Formation of the SA Army, by outgoing Chief General Solly...
R911 million for Vaal River sewage clean-up
That the deployment last year of SA Army sappers followed by a public sector water supply and purification entity to bring the embattled Vaal...
Sappers end Vaal River project deployment
Come the end of this month (January) the SA Army Engineer Formation will end its involvement in the Vaal river clean-up, with Gauteng-based East...
Vaal River clean-up now a multi-partner operation including the SANDF
The Department of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation has allocated R240 million to deal with the Vaal River pollution problem and to pay the...
Vaal River water still a serious concern
The Department of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation said the Vaal River has over the past few months deteriorated and poses a serious social...
Ekurhuleni Water Care Company helping SANDF fix Vaal water crisis
The Department of Water and Sanitation has roped in the Ekurhuleni Water Care Company (Erwat) to assist the South African National Defence Force (SANDF)...
Reserves making important contributions to Vaal River project
The Project Vaal River deployment of full- and part-time soldiers to arrest the apparently unchecked flow of untreated sewage into a major water source...
Vaal River tasking can profitably utilise reskilled Reserve Force members
The Minister of Defence and Military Veterans called for "regular interaction" with communities affected by sewage and other pollution of the Vaal...
Vaal River infrastructure repair underway
In October Finance Minister Tito Mboweni told the nation "the military" would be part and parcel of a major clean-up of the...
Army Engineer Formation repairing Vaal water infrastructure
Starting today (Monday 26 November) the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) is rolling up its sleeves and starting work on "cleaning the...
Defence Minister to visit soldiers deployed to rehabilitate the Vaal River
Defence and Military Veterans Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula is scheduled to visit southern Gauteng tomorrow to see first-hand progress on the "Vaal River...
SA Army does Vaal River assessments ahead of pollution clean-up operation
In October Finance Minister Tito Mboweni told South Africa the military would be part of ridding the Vaal River system of pollution....
Engineer Formation does a recce on the Vaal River
The "crisis" in the Vaal River system highlighted by Finance Minister Tito Mboweni in his mini-budget has, according to the South African...
