Ishmael Letsoara on a flooded slipway, or boat ramp, at Manten Marina at the Vaal Dam, after flooding as the dam reaches 108%. Picture: Nigel Sibanda Some farmers were still praying for the last ...

The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) 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.

The Vaal Dam’s water level has risen to 115.57% capacity, but authorities are maintaining just five open sluice gates, signalling improved management compared to previous flooding events.

As water levels at the Vaal and Bloemhof dams start to reduce, the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has started reducing outflows at both dams. Two sluice gates at the Vaal dam ...

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 JOHANNESBURG - Two sluice gates ...

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 ...

On Sunday, the Department of Water and Sanitation opened a fifth sluice gate at the Vaal Dam after water levels rose to 106%. On Sunday, 6 April 2025, the Department of Water and Sanitation opened ...

DENEYSVILLE, Free State - Business owners in the Vaal say government should be better prepared and not open sluice gates at the last minute. Water and Sanitation Department officials have opened ...