“Because the water is over, in the grass, and through the shade nets, and because the dam is now over 108% when it was 100%, everything was fine. People were still fishing and relaxing in the water, ...

Powerful jets of water continue to shoot out of sluice gates from the Vaal Dam. The release has already left a trail of ...

Two sluice gates at the Vaal dam, which currently holds a water level of 110.71%, with inflows of 266.59 cubic metres per second (mᵌ/s), have been closed. Water release at the Bloemhof dam ...

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.

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 JOHANNESBURG - Two sluice gates ...

Six valves have been opened at Vaal dam, while the water outflow has been further increased at the Bloemhof dam on Monday. The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) said that the six valves ...

As water levels surge past dangerous thresholds, business owners along the Vaal River are speaking out, demanding action from the government to protect their livelihoods. On Sunday, the Department ...

Vaal Dam levels have risen to 108%, sparking concerns of potential flooding as residents recall past disasters.

Water levels at the Vaal Dam have continued to rise, and were sitting at nearly 113% of capacity on Tuesday, according to the department of water and sanitation. It has advised people living ...

Motorists have been urged to be cautious after the opening of the Vaal Dam fifth sluice gate and the issuing of a Yellow Level 4 warning for severe thunderstorms and heavy rainfall in the Northern ...

The Department and Water and Sanitation opened one sluice gate at the Vaal Dam on Thursday to increase outflows and manage dam water levels. In a statement on Thursday, the department said one ...