Johannesburg - The Vaal Dam, one South Africa's major reservoirs, was 74% full on Tuesday after a low of 34% two weeks ago, the water affairs department said. "The Vaal Dam has reacted brilliantly to ...

The latest information reveals the severity of the situation, with the Vaal Dam reaching nearly 110% capacity as of Tuesday. As water levels remain well above capacity, outflows have been reduced ...

Residents and businesses affected by recent flooding along the Vaal River say it will take years to recover from the economic damage. The town of Bloemhof in the North West province sits on the ...

Bloemhof residents will have to wait for water leaving the Vaal Dam catchment area to flow through to the Bloemhof Dam and make its way downriver.

Johannesburg - Sewage as well as animal blood and offcuts are apparently being dumped into the Vaal River, The Weekender reported on Saturday. An abbatoir in Frankfort was pumping animal blood and ...

The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) has back-tracked on its bid to use sub-lethal chemicals to rid the Vaal River of invasive alien species following a growing public ...

According to Department of Water and Sanitation spokesperson Wisane Mavasa, the water levels of the Vaal dam stood at 119.18%, with inflows declining to 1 338.80 m³/s, from the 1 587.34 m 3 /s ...

Residents and businesses affected by recent flooding along the Vaal River say it will take years to recover from the economic damage. The town of Bloemhof in the North West province sits on the ...

The Water and Sanitation Department opened more sluice gates last Friday to maintain the dam’s water level, which is already well beyond 100 percent capacity.

After closing two sluice gates at the Vaal dam on Thursday, another two will be closed on Friday. This will leave four sluice gates open as the water level of, and inflow into, the dam decreases ...

In early April, six floodgates were opened at the Vaal Dam, triggering downstream flooding. Last week, rising inflows forced the opening of 10 gates, pushing water levels even higher and worsening ...