{"id":50220,"date":"2020-07-23T09:20:51","date_gmt":"2020-07-23T07:20:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/riebeek-boasts-green-champ-20200722-2\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T15:00:31","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T13:00:31","slug":"riebeek-boasts-green-champ-20200722-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/riebeek-boasts-green-champ-20200722-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Riebeek boasts green champ"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"Left\" id=\"embed_43d21cbc\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/9022\/b5ed4e7bf8a74a2aa7dffe7868520481.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/9022\/c2d4cf75840049d8b75c4d162f112cd3.jpg\" title=\"Sara Gopal. (use this photo on p.2)Photo: SUPPLIED\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Sara Gopal. (use this photo on p.2)Photo: SUPPLIED<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><span>A<\/span>t the end of this month, Uitenhage\u2019s own green champion will represent South Africa in the international sphere. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With her winning article: <span>Pollution: A matter of life and death<\/span> Sara Gopal (16), a Grade 11 learner at Riebeek College, became the national champion in the Young Reporters for the Environment (YRE) national competition, presented by the Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa (WESSA).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She will now represent South Africa in the YRE international competition (15-18 age group) at the end of July.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Like a good investigative reporter, Sara went into the field to gain first hand know-ledge of pollution and the dangers it poses to humans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She visited various municipal waste centres as well as illegal dumping sites across Nelson Mandela Bay. Her mother, Shirin Vawda, accompanied her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After these \u201csite inspections,\u201d Sara realised that conservation and pollution are not prioritised by government. \u201cThis despite legislation in the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, which states that everyone has the right to have the environment protected for the benefit of present and future generations.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sara is now extremely worried about the detrimental effects of pollution on the environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt is my wish that government makes pollution and illegal dumping a priority by improving waste management and refuse collection.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Sara, recycling bins should also be more accessible at parks, supermarkets and shopping centres.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What triggered Sara\u2019s interest on pollution was the death of four children earlier this year, who consumed toxic substances at an illegal dumping site in Motherwell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In her presentation she stated that \u201cAs shocking as their deaths were, sadly, it was not enough to bring about any permanent change. Coupled with the lack of basic infrastructure and municipal intervention, the problem (pollution) seems to be going from bad to worse.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">As a young reporter for the environment, Sara visited and photographed polluted streets, blocked stormwater and sewage drains, open fields and vacant land which are covered with discarded rubbish and construction rubble, medical waste and general household waste products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">\u201cDumped materials attract more dumping. 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