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NWU researcher warns of pollution threat to Vaal River aquatic life - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.

North-West University researcher, Professor Wynand Malherbe, has flagged the surging  Vaal River pollution as a critical threat to the region’s aquatic biodiversity. Malherbe has been studying the ecological health of the river in the Vredefort Dome area. He says that although animals are still surviving at the river, the abundance of invertebrates and fish has decreased. He says an urgent action is needed to address this pollution before the ec…