More sluice gates have been opened at Vaal Dam to manage water levels and those living downstream are feeling the brunt.

The Vaal Dam's third sluice gate has been reopened amid high inflows due to the continued heavy rainfall in the upper catchment.The third sluice gate was reopened on Wednesday at 4pm to manage water ...

The Department of Water and Sanitation has announced a further reduction in water outflows at the Bloemhof Dam, while the Vaal Dam continues to maintain five open sluice gates to manage consistent and ...

Augrabies Falls National Park is located near Upington ... 18km gorge below,” says the SANParks website. The Vaal Dam over the weekend decreased by 2.72 percentage points.

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 ...

A frustrated gent went online to share how the waters of the Vaal Dam have reached his doorstep. The water has reached the first step of his backyard, with the water stretching out for as far as the ...

NATIONAL NEWS - Residents in Deneysville in the Free State are battling rising water levels, despite government’s assurances that the worst of the Vaal Dam flooding is over. The Witness reports that a ...

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 done so not to return to their homes.

“People living within the high flood line of the Vaal River downstream of the Vaal Dam and the Bloemhof Dam should evacuate and move to a safe area, and remove valuable equipment, movable ...

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 ...

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 ...

Multiple fatalities have been reported in a helicopter crash that went down into the Hudson River in Manhattan, New York, according to officials. News reports indicate there were up to four people ...