As dam levels surge due to persistent heavy inflows, the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has ramped up efforts to manage water levels at key reservoirs to prevent potential flooding and ...

From Friday, ten sluice gates at the Vaal Dam were opened after water levels at both the Vaal and Bloemhof dams rose to over 100% capacity. FILE: The Department of Water and Sanitation opened a sluice ...

The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has closed another sluice gate at the Vaal Dam as part of ongoing flood-management operations, reducing the volume of water being released downstream and ...

Though today's level is lower than last week's, the dam is still almost quadruple its level compared to the same period last year, when it stood at only 30%. The Vaal Dam’s levels are rising rapidly, ...