The Vaal's banks burst with beauty, adventure and colourful characters

Shaun Smillie follows the Vaal River as it winds its lazy way through industrial landscapes and idyllic rural scenes, and meets some interesting folk along the way

22 March 2020 - 00:00 By Shaun Smillie

Grey, fat and lazy. That's the Vaal River that eases its way through the petrochemical companies and steel mills of Sasolburg. Kilometres later, the same sluggish river slips under the N1 highway, where it leaves Gauteng and continues its journey straddling the North West and Free State provincial borders...

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