FILE: The Department of Water and Sanitation opened a sluice gate at the Vaal Dam on 6 April 2025 after water levels surged due to persistent rain. Picture: @DWS_RSA/X JOHANNEBURG - Communities ...

FILE: The Department of Water and Sanitation opened a sluice gate at the Vaal Dam on 6 April 2025 after water levels surged due to persistent rain. Picture: @DWS_RSA/X JOHANNESBURG - The Water and ...

The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has opened six valves at the Vaal Dam to gradually increase water outflows by another 200 cubic metres per second (mᵌ/s) and manage water levels.

The Vaal Dam has experienced a slight decrease in water levels following the strategic opening of multiple valves on Monday, according to the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS). As of ...

Floods at Hartbeesfontein dam after the Vaal Dam water levels reached 112.85% in Dennisville in Free State, 9 April 2025. Evacuations begun in the North West as Vaal River water levels rise.

The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has urged people who reside within the floodline of the Vaal River downstream of the Vaal Dam and the Bloemhof Dam to evacuate and move safer areas.

Water levels at the Vaal Dam have continued to rise, and were sitting at nearly 113% of capacity on Tuesday, according to the department of water and sanitation. It has advised people living ...

The Vaal Dam crisis has turned into a perfect storm of disruption as water levels surge to a dangerous 114%, threatening riverside businesses with financial ruin, forcing evacuations from low ...

The Department of Water and Sanitation opened a fifth sluice gate following a rapid rise in water levels in the Vaal Dam. An urgent evacuation order has been issued to residents located close to the ...

The Department and Water and Sanitation opened one sluice gate at the Vaal Dam on Thursday to increase outflows and manage dam water levels. In a statement on Thursday, the department said one ...