Swimming in the dirty Vaal River to raise awareness of its contamination
Swimming in the dirty Vaal River to raise awareness of its contamination By Staff Reporter Share Johannesburg - Four open water swimmers swam two stretches of the highly-polluted Vaal River near Standerton in Mpumalanga to raise awareness of its contamination and to help seek solutions. Andrew Chin and Craig Bishop from Cape Town, along with Mandy Uys and Joy Roach from East London bravely took on the challenge as part of the “Swim for Rivers” campaign, which highlights the deteriorating state of SA’s waterways and the urgent need to restore them. The four set off near the Blesbokspruit...
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