Businesses in and around the Hartbeespoort Dam say the lack of management of hyacinth means companies are unable to operate businesses that are dependent on the dam, yet proposals to clean up the dam are being rejected.
Spike in Hartbeespoort attributed to pollution, with sewage, industrial chemicals, heavy metals and litter flowing on rivers from Johannesburg and Pretoria
The Hartbeespoort dam in South Africa used to be brimming with people enjoying scenic landscapes and recreational water sports. Now, the visitors are greeted to the sight of boats stuck in a sea of invasive green water hyacinth weed
The Hartbeespoort Dam used to be brimming with people enjoying scenic landscapes and recreational watersports. Now the dam is covered in an invasive weed.