Floods at Hartbeesfontein dam after the Vaal Dam water levels reached 112.85% in Dennisville in Free State, 9 April 2025. Evacuations begun in the North West as Vaal River water levels rise.

has urged people who reside within the floodline of the Vaal River downstream of the Vaal Dam and the Bloemhof Dam to evacuate and move safer areas. This comes after heavy flow into the Vaal Dam ...

Residents along the Vaal River are urged to take the necessary precautions to protect their properties. Photo: Vaal River Rats South Africa The Department of Water and Sanitation has reported a ...

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 ...

Water levels at the Vaal Dam have continued to rise, and were sitting at nearly 113% of capacity on Tuesday, according to the department of water and sanitation. It has advised people living ...

On Wednesday, the Water and Sanitation Minister, Pemmy Majodina, visited the Vaal Dam to assess the water resource infrastructure amid heavy inflows into the dam due to heavy rainfall. The ...

eNCA's Slindelo Masikane and Bafedile Moerane spoke with stakeholders about the decision to open the dam sluice gates and the municipal response to the floods.

The Department and Water and Sanitation opened one sluice gate at the Vaal Dam on Thursday to increase outflows and manage dam water levels. In a statement on Thursday, the department said one ...

FILE: The Department of Water and Sanitation opened a sluice gate at the Vaal Dam on 6 April 2025 after water levels surged due to persistent rain. Picture: @DWS_RSA/X JOHANNEBURG - Communities ...

Officials say they have been trying to bring dam levels down by opening the sluice gates. This means more water will flow down the river which poses a threat to residents.

People living along the banks of the Vaal River and in the flood plain have been advised to move as water is released from the Vaal Dam into the river. Water levels in the Vaal dam increased from ...

The Vaal dam’s water storage levels increased from 107.82% to 109.39% overnight by Sunday, and increased again to 111.11% by Monday morning, amid the continuous high inflow of water at 1 002.25 ...