Vaal Dam
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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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Accidents
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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