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“It is unlikely that management actions which are taken inside the Kruger National Park can solve this problem. One would need a much larger and overarching restoration program for the entire Olifants River system, which should focus on issues such as acid mine drainage, agricultural pesticides and fertiliser use, sewerage treatment and industrial and household sources of pollution,” said the Kruger National Park’s (KNP) Head of Department: Scientific Services Mr Danie Pienaar.

KNP researchers and rangers are calling for more collaborative efforts to ensure that South African rivers are clear of pollution following the discovery of more crocodile carcasses in the Olifants River.

The Department of justice could not adequately deal with environmental crimes and hence environmental courts would be set up to see that criminals are not only caught but also prosecuted.  This was announced  by Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs Buyelwa Sonjica when briefing media shortly before her Budget Vote in Parliament.

The Bateleurs recently took Bobby Peek of groundWork, an environmental justice NGO, under their wing and flew over the Vaal Triangle to assess the air pollution. Peek says "I saw for the first time the large expanse of toxic waste ....  It is often spoken about but its magnitude can only be appreciated from above."