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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 residents to get enough water supply despite Lesotho water project maintenance shutdown
The government has assured Gauteng residents their water supply won’t run out amid a six-month maintenance shutdown of the Lesotho…
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Vaal a victim of bad management
Parts of the Vaal River system 40km of the river spanning from the Taaibosch Spruit to the Vaal Barrage have…
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Investigation into Vaal River clean-up method
The Ministers of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Barbara Creecy, and Water and Sanitation, Senzo Mchunu, have noted public concerns…
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Police convinced of foul play in Willem Kruger investigation
The investigators were hard at work and are now more convinced that there was foul play involved. According to a…
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Four family members dead in the Vaal River boat accident
Four family members including a three-year-old child and a pregnant woman have died after the boat they were in capsized…
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A look into Kwaito star Arthur Mafokate and the dodgy Lottery grant
A company of which Kwaito producer and musician Arthur Mafokate is the sole director was paid over R1-million from a…
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Vaal River in Parys tests positive for cholera
Water samples collected from the Vaal River in Parys have detected cholera. The Envirocare Laboratory confirmed these results. Civic group…
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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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Government plans new city development near Vaal River
The Gauteng government is planning a new city development on the banks of the Vaal river. As part of a…
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Missing Free State man’s body recovered in Vaal River
A missing Free State man’s body was on Friday recovered in the Vaal River, a day after the 26-year-old’s family…
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David Mabuza to visit troubled Vaal River and Kroonstad Waste Water
Deputy President Mabuza, in his capacity as the chairperson of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Water and Sanitation, will visit the…
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Two injured in plane crash
Gauteng: At 15H10 Sunday afternoon Netcare 911 responded to a plane crash on Windsor next to the Vaal River in…
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Police investigate murder case after woman found in Vaal River
Police are investigating a case of murder after the body of a 34-year-old woman was found in the Vaal River.…
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Human Rights Commission releases findings on Vaal sewage spill investigation
The Human Rights Commission is expected to release the findings of an investigation into the sewage spill in the Vaal…
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More bodies recovered from Vaal river
More bodies have been recovered from the Vaal River after a boat with seven onboard capsized on Saturday. All seven…
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Five men presumed drowned in Vaal river
Five men are believed to have drowned, and two were critically injured in separate incidents on the Vaal River and…
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Vaal Dam drops below 50% for the first time in 12 months
The department of water and sanitation said the integrated Vaal River system has slightly declined this week, moving from 67.6%…
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Missing man’s body found in Vaal river
A man in his forties died last Wednesday after reportedly driving into the Vaal River with his Toyota Fortuner. A…
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SANDF’s intervention in the Vaal comes to an end, water department has a plan
The Department of Water and Sanitation says the Ekurhuleni Water Care Company (ERWAT) will be taking over the Vaal River…
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R241m put aside for Vaal River clean up
The continued raw sewage spillages are having a negative environmental and health impact on the community and wildlife. Work to…
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Body of a kidnapped girl found in Vaal River
The body of a two-year-old child – weighted down with a stone – was found in the Vaal River near…
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