Jenni Gomez, 60, who stays downstream of the Vaal River, fears that history could repeat itself after the department of water and sanitation opened a fifth sluice gate on Sunday. With her house ...

The 2025 SA Town of the Year is a small dorpie in the North West on the Vaal river, where you could actually afford property ...

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. This ...

Some residents in Deneysville living along the Vaal River are taking essential items from their homes following an evacuation order. The Department of Water and Sanitation opened a fifth sluice gate ...

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 ...

The Vaal Dam achieved a significant milestone on Friday as water levels reached exactly 100% capacity, marking the first time the reservoir has been completely full since 2023. This development comes ...

After torrential rainfall last week, the Department of Water and Sanitation was forced to open five of the dam's sluice gates after the storage levels surpassed the capacity mark. JOHANNESBURG - Two ...

Residents and businesses affected by recent flooding along the Vaal River say it will take years to recover from the economic damage. The town of Bloemhof in the North West province sits on the banks ...

Bloemhof’s Town of the Year win proves South Africa’s small towns still hold the country’s biggest heart. The post Bloemhof ...