Magalies Water said an investigation will be launched into reports that the hyacinth on Hartbeespoort was sprayed with herbicide.

Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) Monitoring Forum says nearly every one of our rivers are polluted to the point where the only organisms left in the water, are those associated with sewage.

The hyacinth bugs and the removal of the hyacinth seem to be winning the war on the hyacinth. Hyacinth coverage on the Hartbeespoort Dam is currently only about 15%.

A wild owl that noticed four small owlets at a rescue centre in Hartbeespoort, unexpectedly flew into a room and immediately adopted them as her own.

The specialist bioremediation company Blueplanet has been appointed by Magalies Water to assist in the remediation efforts of Hartbeespoort Dam.

The Centre for Biological Control (CBC) of Rhodes University said this week the hyacinth situation in Hartbeespoort Dam is looking good and the remaining plants all show signs of biological control damage.

Wild, beeste, troeteldiere... alles loop deur onder stropers op plase in die Brits-gebied.

After more dead fish were found on the Hartbeespoort Dam shores in the past week, Magalies Water responded that it noted the reported fish ecosystem challenges and that the Hartbeespoort Dam remediation project aims to improve oxygen levels in the dam.

Hyacinth coverage on the Hartbeespoort Dam is currently around 31.5% and according to the Rhodes Centre for Biological Control (CBC) almost all plants show signs of damage thanks to the hyacinth bug.

The largest relocation of vultures ever undertaken will take place next weekend, 21 January, when 155 vultures will be moved from VulPro in Hartbeespoort to the Eastern Cape.