Councillor says that while evacuations have happened, the process is being handled better than the nightmare of 2023.

Residents along the Vaal River have been urged to evacuate the area and those who have already done so, not to return to ...

NORTH WEST - Evacuations have begun in the North West as Vaal River water levels rise. Many in Klerksdorp and Orkney have ...

“The Vaal Dam continues to rise with water levels at 112.85% and 1 248.11mᵌ/s [cubic metres a second] inflows from the upper ...

Says it owns only about 5% of the total number of dams in South Africa, with the vast majority privately owned.

Rising water levels from the overflowing Vaal Dam have wreaked havoc to homes and businesses in low-lying areas.

The controlled releases are part of ongoing dam safety procedures intended to mitigate downstream flooding and preserve the ...

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

At the Grootdraai dam, in Mpumalanga in the Upper Vaal river catchment and upstream of the Vaal dam, one sluice gate was opened from one metre to 1.5 m to increase the water releases. The dam is ...

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.