Lekwa-Teemane local municipality in North West evacuated more than 100 residents and resort owners living downstream of Bloemhof Dam after localised flooding. The department of water & sanitation ...

The opening of sluice gates when the Vaal Dam is over-full is carefully orchestrated, experts say, despite concern that more could be done to prevent damage downstream. This also comes amid concern ...

Recent rainfall has kept Gauteng’s major dams above full capacity, with the Vaal Dam now exceeding 106% and controlled water ...

The Department of Water and Sanitation has responded to a video of slabs collapsing at the Bloemhof Dam in the Free State. The video has gone viral on social media, raising alarm bells among citizens.

Water releases at Bloemhof Dam has been increased drastically since this morning. At 11:00 water was released at 2200 cubic metres per second (mᵌ/s); and then further increased at 14:00 to 2450 mᵌ/s; ...

Water outflows at Bloemhof Dam have been reduced, says the Department of Water and Sanitation, while the five sluice gates at the Vaal Dam remain open to manage the inflows of water into the dam. 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 within ...

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The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has increased the water outflows at the Bloemhof Dam by 100 cubic meters per second (mᵌ/s) to 350.97 mᵌ/s to allow for the extra flows that are expected ...