CAPE TOWN - The Hartbeespoort Dam in the North West Province has been choked by hyacinth for years.
Pollution levels have also been a big worry for residents and tourists alike, but the quality of water in one section of the dam seems to be improving, thanks to a new technology known as ‘nanobubble,’ which is being tested to clean up the dam.
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The project is spearheaded by BluePlanet South Africa and is an effort to harvest the invasive hyacinth through oxygen transfer technology.
If this is too technical for you, fear not. Rowan McDonald is going to simplify it for us.
He's a specialist on the 'nanobubble' process at BluePlanet South Africa.