The Department of Water and Sanitation opened a fifth sluice gate following a rapid rise in water levels in the Vaal Dam. An urgent evacuation order has been issued to residents located close to the ...

State Sen. Mike Halpin secured funding for the Illinois DNR to study the dams and help decide their future. The project faced ...

While some residents were concerned about flooding, some saw the opening of the Vaal Dam sluice gates as a business opportunity. The department of water and sanitation (DWS) has opened the 10th ...

The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) plans to open the 10th sluice gates at the Vaal Dam by Friday afternoon, with warnings of significant flooding downstream of the Vaal Barrage.

The historic Rock Island Arsenal Golf Course will reopen to the public on Friday, April 26, after being closed for nearly ...

West End Revitalization and Clean River Advisory Council hosted an Earth Day tree planting and cleanup at Thurgood Marshall ...

So far, only three remain open to regulate outflows and reduce volume levels. Some properties along the riverbank remain underwater, and businesses have been forced to close their doors.

FILE: Flooding along the banks of the Vaal River. Picture: Simphiwe Nkosi/EWN. JOHANNESBURG - While the South African Weather Services (SAWS) has warned of possible flooding in parts of Gauteng ...

eNCA's Slindelo Masikane and Bafedile Moerane spoke with stakeholders about the decision to open the dam sluice gates and the municipal response to the floods.

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 ...

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 ...