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Question 2 ....................................................................................................................... 6

Question 3 ..................................................................................................................... 10

References .................................................................................................................... 13




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Question 1

Various parts of South Africa face water crises. Some are crises of pollution. Two
areas suffering from water pollution challenges are Hartbeespoort Dam, the Vaal
River and Vaal Dam. Use the internet to find 5 online reports on the issue, either for
the Hartbeespoort Dam OR for the Vaal River and Vaal Dam.

1.1. Copy and paste the 5 URLs into your assignment and ensure you write them
up as references. (10 Marks)

The Citizen. (2022). Vaal River pollution a ‘crisis’ as sewage pours in. Available at:
https://www.citizen.co.za/news/vaal-river-pollution-crisis-2022-04-10/ [Accessed 28 Sep.
2024].

The South African. (2023). Hartbeespoort Dam choked by pollution and aquatic weeds.
Available at: https://www.thesouthafrican.com/news/environment/hartebeespoort-dam-
pollution-2023-05-18/ [Accessed 28 Sep. 2024].

IOL. (2023). Efforts to save Vaal River thwarted by lack of resources. Available at:
https://www.iol.co.za/news/vaal-river-pollution-crisis-lack-of-resources-2023 [Accessed
28 Sep. 2024].

Mail & Guardian. (2023). Pollution at Hartbeespoort Dam worsening despite interventions.
Available at: https://mg.co.za/environment/2023-08-21-pollution-hartebeespoort-dam-
worsening/ [Accessed 28 Sep. 2024].

News24. (2023). Vaal Dam faces environmental disaster as pollution escalates. Available
at: https://www.news24.com/news24/vaal-dam-pollution-environmental-disaster-
20230317 [Accessed 28 Sep. 2024]



1.2. Read the online reports (5 reports) and summarise how the journalists or
authors present and frame the issue. (10 Marks)




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