The majestic Augrabies Falls are currently flowing at an impressive 2 361 cubic metres per second as of Monday, following heavy rainfall that has also filled the Vaal Dam to over capacity. The flow ...

The third sluice gate was opened on Tuesday afternoon and is expected to boost the dam's water releases to approximately 400 ...

Authorities have opened a fifth sluice gate at the Vaal Dam as inflows surge at an alarming rate. The rising water levels ...

An urgent evacuation order has been issued for residents living near the Vaal River, including the town of Orkney, after ...

The Department of Water and Sanitation has kept five sluice gates open at the Vaal Dam to manage rising water levels. The ...

A fifth sluice gate has been opened this morning at the Vaal Dam to manage water levels, which have increased overnight as a ...

Most of South Africa’s prominent dams are currently maintaining impressive water levels above 90% capacity, according to the latest weekly report from the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS).

With the Vaal Dam water levels at 107.30%, the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has opened a third sluice gate at the ...

The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has opened a fourth sluice gate at the Vaal Dam on Saturday morning to manage ...

“People living within the high flood line of the Vaal River downstream of the Vaal Dam and the Bloemhof Dam should evacuate ...

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 ...

At Grootdraai Dam located in Mpumalanga in the Upper Vaal River Catchment, upstream of the Vaal Dam, one sluice gate remains open to enable water releases. The Dam is currently sitting at 102%. The ...