It could end up in a disaster of titanic proportions! Surely a national key point such as the Vaal Dam Wall must have a self generating power plant system as back-up. It will be mind boggling if ...

Vaal Dam's recovery has been swift ... building near rivers like the Vaal is governed by national and local laws that aim to mitigate flood risks. The key consideration is the 1-in-100-year ...

Just R20 for the first month. Support independent journalism by subscribing to our digital news package. South Africans have responded with humour, excitement and even a bit of shade to news that ...

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 ...

While many celebrate the Vaal Dam reaching 100% capacity on ... These are from the Pioneer Dam in the Kruger National Park and a barrage in Phalaborwa where a radial gate failed after being ...

The dam serves as a key ... is the Vaal Dam, is pollution,” said Simon Maphangula, the director of water services support at DWS. Despite the 14-month takeover by the South African National ...

In an attempt to tackle the polluted Vaal River, the SA National Defence ... "I think that at some point the state should think hard about declaring some of the infrastructure as national key points ...

Authorities have opened a fifth sluice gate at the Vaal Dam as inflows ... department said key stakeholders in the unfolding situation include disaster management teams across national, provincial ...

The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has opened six valves at the Vaal Dam to gradually increase water outflows by another 200 cubic metres per second (mᵌ/s) and manage water levels.

The Vaal Dam is 105 percent full and seven sluices were opened to reduce pressure on its wall, the Department of Water Affairs said in a statement on its website.