Rivers are the arteries that carry water and life to areas all around the world. Not only do they sustain life, they also play a very important part in the water cycle and act as drainage channels for surface water. Unfortunately, they additionally transport litter that has been carelessly discarded many kilometres upstream down to the sea and into the marine environment.

Did you know that South Africa has ten major rivers that cross the length and breadth of South Africa?

1. The mighty Orange River in the Northern Cape/Free State),
2. Limpopo River (Limpopo),
3. Vaal River (Free State, Mpumalanga, Gauteng, Northern Cape),
4. Tugela River (KwaZulu-Natal),
5. Olifants River (Limpopo /Mpumalanga),
6. Gamtoos River (Eastern Cape),
7. Great Kei River (Western Cape),
8. Komati River (Mpumalanga),
9. Great Fish River (Eastern Cape) and
10. Molopo River (North-West)