The dam's recovery can be attributed to two main factors: heavy regional rainfall and strategic water management decisions.

The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) is closely monitoring the Vaal Dam after the dam's water ... AllAfrica is a voice of, by and about Africa - aggregating, producing and distributing ...

The Vaal dam is rapidly rising owing to the heavy rainfall experienced this week in Gauteng, and other provinces of North West, Free State, Limpopo, Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal, explained DWS ...

This allows PFAS-laden effluent to flow into aquatic ecosystems. One of the hotspots we identified was South Africa’s Vaal River, where industrial effluents were contributing to contamination.

The Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg has been forced to close as ongoing water outages in the city continue.

Over R940bn is allocated for infrastructure over three years, with R375bn for state-owned enterprises. Since 2024, this shows ...

The Vaal River is a water-lovers paradise ... and visitors are welcome to bring their own picnic baskets. Nestled along South Africa's picturesque coastline, the Garden Route National Park ...

A 2022 satellite photo shows a shimmering trail of dried, chemically-enriched mud left behind by a torrent of wastewater that ...

South African soldiers died as part of a mission to bring peace to the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.

“The lack of capacity, funding and political will, especially at municipal level, is expected to continue to present ...