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Flood warnings as 10th Vaal Dam sluice gate to be opened
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) plans to open the 10th sluice gates at the Vaal Dam by Friday…
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Vaal River residents urged to evacuate as water levels surge beyond capacity
Vaal River residents urged to evacuate as water levels surge beyond capacity! Persistent rainfall across several regions in South Africa…
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Gauteng Education offers learners psychosocial support after head boy’s drowning
The Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) is offering psychosocial support to learners and staff at Greenside High School – in…
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Body of Greenside High head boy recovered in Vaal dam
The body of the matric pupil who drowned during a family trip at the Vaal Dam has been recovered. According…
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Water Department urges South Africans to use water sparingly ahead of a dry winter
The Water and Sanitation Department urged South Africans to use water sparingly as a drier winter season approaches. In its…
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Dam levels on the decline
The heavy rains experienced in large parts of the country recently have slowed down. This has provided some respite to…
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Gift of the Givers sends helicopter & volunteers to assist in Northern Cape floods
The Gift of the Givers has deployed a helicopter and volunteers in Keimoes, Northern Cape, after floods caused rising levels…
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7 Vaal Dam floodgates remain open
Seven sluice gates remain open at the Vaal Dam. It comes as the surge of water has left over 300…
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5 Vaal Dam sluice gates closed after water levels subside
The water and sanitation department said on Sunday that five sluice gates at the Vaal Dam were closed over the…
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South Africa has lost 25% of gauging stations
Water expert Anthony Turton says South Africa has lost 25 percent of its gauging stations since 1994. The Vaal Dam…
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46 wards in Evaton without water
Parts of Evaton in the Vaal have been without water for two weeks. But some residents there say it has…
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Search and rescue operations continue in Vaal following floods
Search and rescue efforts are still ongoing in the Vaal following floods in the area. Floodgates had to be opened…
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329 people affected following Gauteng floods
Gauteng Human Settlements MEC Lebogang Maile says 329 people have been affected by the floods with two people still missing…
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Heavy rains wreak havoc across Gauteng
Evacuate or move to higher ground. That’s the suggestion from the Water and Sanitation Department to residents living along Gauteng’s…
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Vaal Dam overflows following floods
Communities around the Vaal Dam are bracing for more floods as 12 sluice gates are opened. Some residents have already…
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Vaal residents forced to evacuate following floods
Heavy rains are wreaking havoc in Gauteng with areas around the Vaal river system now being flooded. Authorities have been…
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Water Department opens 8 Vaal Dam gates to assist with flood management
The Department of Water and Sanitation says it’s the first time in 21 years that eight Vaal Dam gates have…
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South Africans urged to save water as dam levels drop
As South Africa moves into the summer months and warm temperatures, the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has urged…
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Sewage seeps into the Vaal Dam as Mpumalanga water treatment plants fail
Johan Lotter and his parents moved into neighbouring houses in Standerton 15 years ago, planning to spend the rest of…
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Water dept: Vaal Dam is now over 110% full
With persistent rainfall in Gauteng and other parts of the country causing havoc and leaving people displaced, the Department of…
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La Niña to blame for floods and persistent rain across South Africa
The South African Weather Service on Wednesday said the unusual rainfall, known as La Niña, is expected to cause more…
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Vaal Dam sitting at 107% due to recent rainfall, says Water Department
The Water and Sanitation Department said the recent rainfall has boosted the country’s dam levels. The Vaal Dam supplying mostly…
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Video – Sluice gate opened as Vaal Dam breaches 100%
For more than a week, the Vaal Dam has breached 100% storage, prompting the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS)…
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Persistent rain tops up dams
Recent rains are a boost for water supply. So says Water and Sanitation Department spokesperson, Sputnik Ratau. Dams are full,…
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Vaal Dam full to the brim, thanks to recent rains
Sustained rainfall has resulted in the Vaal Dam breaching 100% storage, up almost 10% from this time last week. Over…
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Municipality insists Emfuleni water supply challenges have been fixed
The Emfuleni Local Municipality in the Vaal claims water supply to all affected areas has been restored on Monday. The…
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Municipality says water supply restored to Emfuleni areas affected by outage
The Emfuleni local municipality in the Vaal claimed that the water supply to all affected areas had been restored. The…
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SACAA investigating Vaal dam helicopter crash
The South African Civil Aviation Authority (Sacaa) is probing a helicopter accident that claimed two lives at the Vaal Dam…
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2 people killed in Midvaal helicopter crash
Two people have died in a helicopter crash in Midvaal near the Vaal Marina. Paramedics say the aircraft crashed into…
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2 more sluice gates opened in Vaal Dam
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) will today open two more sluice gates at the Vaal Dam to release…
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Vaal Dam sluices stay closed as it reaches 100% capacity
Consistent, above-average rainfall has boded well for most provinces in South Africa, notably areas that do not receive much rainfall…
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The Vaal Dam full after heavy rainfalls
The Vaal Dam is full. Weeks of persistent heavy rain have improved the country’s largest water system. The Integrated Vaal…
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SAWS: Heavy rains not stopping any time soon
Don’t expect the rain to stop any time soon as downpours are expected to continue for the immediate future –…
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Rain increases Vaal Dam levels
Recent rains falling in the right catchment areas have resulted in a signifiant uptick in Vaal Dam levels. The Vaal…
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NSRI rescues donkey stranded on island on Vaal Dam
The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) on Sunday rescued a donkey, which had been stranded on an island on the…
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Dam levels increase across 7 provinces after summer rains
Dams in the Eastern Cape have reached 51% capacity after months of dry conditions in the province, the Department of…
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Integrated Vaal River System water levels continue to climb
The Department of Water and Sanitation on Wednesday said the combined water levels of the Integrated Vaal River System continue…
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Vaal Dam levels increase to over 33% following recent rainfall
The Water and Sanitation Department said that the Vaal Dam water levels increased slightly following the recent summer rains. The…
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Gauteng residents urged to use water sparingly as Vaal Dam levels decline
The Department of Water and Sanitation has urged residents in Gauteng to use water sparingly as the Vaal Dam’s levels…
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Government says no need to panic following a drop in Vaal Dam levels
The community living around the Vaal Dam is concerned about the water level that’s been dropping for weeks. It fears…
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Water Department raises concerns over current water usage in SA
The Water and Sanitation Department has raised concerns over the current water usage in the country. Several provinces including Gauteng…
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Dept says Vaal Dam levels falling below 30% does not mean day zero
Prolonged spells of hot weather coupled with a lack of rainfall has led to Vaal Dam falling dramatically. The last…
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Vaal Dam faces pollution problem
A dry winter has left the water level at the Vaal Dam hovering below the 40% mark and the department…
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Water & sanitation dept concerned over decreasing Vaal Dam levels
The weekly report on dam levels issued by the department showed that the Vaal Dam continues to gradually decline week-on-week.…
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Nationwide rains boost dam levels during lockdown
The department of water and sanitation believes that the nationwide increase will have a positive impact on the government’s efforts…
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Vaal Dam water levels reach 50% mark – DWS
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) said on Saturday the Vaal Dam was looking healthier following heavy storms in…
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Vaal Dam slowly showing signs of recovery
Dams in other provinces across the country are starting to feel the positive effects from a heavy bout of rainfall,…
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Joburg residents urged to use water sparingly
The City of Johannesburg warns dam levels are low and residents have been urged to use water sparingly and adhere…
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Johannesburg residents urged to save water as Vaal Dam level drops to just above 50%
Johannesburg residents have been urged to try to save water after the level of the Vaal Dam dropped to 53.1%.…
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Elderly man dead after being hit by helicopter at the Vaal Dam
Netcare 911 paramedics responded just after noon to reports of an aircraft crash on the shore of the Vaal Marina…
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