Left unprotected, South Africa's strategic water source areas are highly vulnerable to inappropriate development, according to Amanda Mkhonza, an environmental law lecturer at the University of Cape Town's (UCT) Institute of Marine & Environmental Law. While the National Water Act recognises the protection of water resources, such as rivers, it makes no mention of these vital areas in particular.
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Protection of strategic water source areas should be legislated, says UCT researcher
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