Rhodes University’s Centre for Biological Control (CBC) was joined by Water and Sanitation Deputy Minister, Sello Seitlholo at Hartbeespoort Dam to officially release the Salvinia weevil, a biological control agent known as Cyrtobagous salviniae, to manage the Salvinia invasive plant on the dam.

With a new National Water Amendment Bill in the pipeline, the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) could soon go directly after individuals such as municipal managers and mayors.

The Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation (DWS) Sello Seitlholo, accompanied by a delegation from DWS, Magalies Water and Rand Water, visited sites along the Hennops, Kaalspruit and Jukskei Rivers that contribute to the severe pollution of Hartbeespoort Dam.

The Aloe Farm in Hartbeespoort donated thousands of endangered Aloe peglerae seedlings to the University of Pretoria (UP) to be reintroduced in the Magaliesberg mountain range.

The hyacinth bugs have started leaving the hyacinth indicating that the plants are dying. Residents around Hartbeespoort have reported swarming of the bugs at residences at night.

Vulpro recently successfully released ten rehabilitated Cape Vultures in the Magaliesberg at Nooitgedacht near Hartbeespoort.

A talk on the book Birds of the Magaliesberg Biosphere takes place this Saturday, 8 March, at Harties Lodge in Meerhof.

Water and Sanitation Deputy Minister Sello Seitlholo on Friday blamed municipalities, including Madibeng, for the pollution of Hartbeespoort Dam.

The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) is strengthening its law enforcement because of widespread, critical and worsening sewage pollution by municipalities.

Water and Sanitation Deputy Minister, Sello Seitlholo, will on Friday, 14 February 2025, visit Hartbeespoort Dam to assess progress on the continuous rehabilitation programme undertaken by Magalies Water ...