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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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