These organisms include the moth Niphograpta albiguttalis, Megamelus scutellaris planthoppers, and the beetle species Neohydronomus affinis. Not only is the spread of the invasive plants limited, but ...

AfriForum says that the government should work on addressing the root causes of water pollution rather than treating the ... the hyacinths currently infesting the Blesbokspruit wetlands and Vaal River ...

Water and Sanitation Minister, Pemmy Majodina, has urged residents residing along the floodlines of the Vaal River to evacuate the area and those who have already relocated not to return to their ...

Minister of Water and Sanitation Pemmy Majodina has urged churches to refrain from performing rituals and baptisms near the Vaal River due to rising water that can result in them being washed away.

The heavy rainfall, which began earlier in March, has triggered an ongoing release of water from both the Vaal and Bloemhof ...

Picture: @DWS_RSA/X JOHANNEBURG - Communities living near the Vaal River may experience further flooding, as more sluice gates at the Bloemhof Dam have been opened. The Department of Water and ...

Genevieve Maasdorp from Sanparks confirmed that multiple sources, including the Vaal River, contribute to determining the water levels at Augrabies Falls National Park. “The water level at ...

Picture: @DWS_RSA/X JOHANNESBURG - The Water and Sanitation Department continues to urge residents living near the Vaal River to evacuate, as flooding is expected to persist along the riverbanks.

The authorities are acting swiftly as the dams experience heavy inflows, and the risk of flooding is becoming increasingly ...

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.

People living along the banks of the Vaal River and in the flood plain have been advised to move as water is released from the Vaal Dam into the river. Water levels in the Vaal dam increased from ...

One sluice gate remains opened at 2.5m to enable water releases at Grootdraai Dam in Mpumalanga in the upper Vaal River catchment, upstream of the Vaal Dam. The dam was recorded to be at 101% full ...