JOHANNESBURG - The Department of Water and Sanitation has launched the Vaal River Anti-Pollution Forum. It’s aimed at finding the sources of pollution that have affected the quality of water in ...

WATCH | Two sluice gates closed at Vaal Dam Scores of residents have evacuated their homes following evacuation warnings from authorities. The Water and Sanitation Department opened more sluice ...

Pretoria - One big drought in the Vaal River catchment area over the next eight years could jeopardise the region’s agricultural and industrial output, senior Eskom and Sasol managers have warned.

The Vaal system supplies water to 14 dams and about 12-million people and industries. The system is currently at 49.1%, compared with 67.9% at the same time last year. The Vaal system also ...

Recent water quality tests reveal continued fluctuations in E. coli levels across various points of the Vaal River, according to Rand Water’s latest sampling report from Wednesday, 29 January.

Hundreds of different boats formed part of the Vaal River reopening launch. Photo: Sifiso Jimta. VANDERBIJLPARK – After months of battling a severe water lettuce contamination that threatened to ...

The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS), together with the Gauteng provincial government, the Sedibeng district municipality and the Emfuleni local municipality say they remain seized with ...

The water lettuce infestation along the Vaal River grew rapidly, negatively affecting whole ecosystemsn in the region. Picture Xanderleigh Dookey Mahakaza/Eyewitness News JOHANNESBURG - A ...

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 ...

Arguably one of the most important water sources for Gauteng, the Vaal River, is under siege from an organic enemy. That enemy is water hyacinth, an aquatic plant that originates from South ...