Navigating SA's storms requires a caring, attentive, and collaborative government, but instead, a circus of clowns is ...

"Our dams are almost empty - please do whatever you can to save water!" Rand Water spokesperson Eddy Singo also told eNCA that current dam levels were at 49.64%.Last week, water levels at the dam, ...

At midday on Wednesday, water inflows into the Vaal Dam were measured at a staggering 943 m³/s, while the water level stood ...

In its latest update issued on Tuesday, DWS confirmed that two sluice gates remain open at the Vaal Dam to maintain a ...

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 ...

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 ...

The dam is currently at 110 percent capacity. The government has come in for heavy criticism, for lack of proper planning, but the Water and Sanitation Department says opening the sluice gates is ...

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.

At Bloemhof dam, water outflows were also increased incrementally from 500 m 3 /s to 800 m 3 /s in anticipation of the measured incoming flows upstream. Bloemhof dam, which had water levels of 106 ...

FILE: 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 JOHANNEBURG - Communities ...

The Vaal Dam's third sluice gate has been reopened amid high inflows due to the continued heavy rainfall in the upper catchment.The third sluice gate was reopened on Wednesday at 4pm to manage water ...