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      Four Men Pulled from the Edge: NSRI’s High-Risk Grootdraai Dam Rescue

      Four Men Pulled from the Edge: NSRI’s High-Risk Grootdraai Dam Rescue

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      Four men clung to their boat at the edge of a dam wall. One wrong move could have ended everything. The right ones brought them home.   Vaal River, South…

      Sello’s Growing Mission To Keep Local Rivers Clean and Litter Free

      by Nothando Mthembu@GoodThingsGuySeptember 22, 2025September 19, 2025 800 0

      With no resources or project management experience, Sello Maluleka took on a self-motivated environmental initiative to address the severe pollution of the Apies River in Pretoria.   Pretoria, South Africa…

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      There is no way of sugar coating the current status of water scarcity in South Africa. Low rainfall has caused severe drought, and almost no water, leaving five out of our nine provinces declared disaster areas….

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