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.

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 ...

Her remarks come as five sluice gates were opened at the Vaal dam to allow easy management of water levels. Currently, the Vaal Dam is releasing 793 cubic metres per second (mᵌ/s) of water ...

The weather forecast is that there will still be rain. We are also aware of the Vaal Dam which is open and might cause a problem on our roads in the areas (surrounding) the Bloemhof Dam which is above ...

Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina and Deputy Minister David Mahlobo will visit the Vaal Dam today. They are going there to assess the dam infrastructure amid heavy inflows into the dam due ...

On Wednesday, the Water and Sanitation Minister, Pemmy Majodina, visited the Vaal Dam to assess the water resource infrastructure amid heavy inflows into the dam due to heavy rainfall. The ...

The Vaal dam’s water storage levels increased from 107.82% to 109.39% overnight by Sunday, and increased again to 111.11% by Monday morning, amid the continuous high inflow of water at 1 002.25 ...

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 application, commissioners said, is related to projects in the village of Dupont that are unrelated to damage from the April 2 tornado. Dupont Mayor Robert Heidenescher said that the village ...

All five sluice gates at the Vaal Dam remain open, following the opening of the fifth gate on Sunday morning. This decision comes as part of the department’s response to rising water volumes. “Since ...

The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has confirmed that five sluice gates at the Vaal Dam remain open in response to unprecedentedly rising water levels, while the Bloemhof Dam faces further ...

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.