VAAL DAM – Screams, shouts, and sirens filled the air on Thursday, April 25, as ten massive sluice gates were opened at the ...

A man shared how the recent rains has caused water from the Vaal Dam to reach his doorstep. South Africans were amazed and concerned by the sight.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.