The Vaal Dam has this week progressed to even lower levels and it has become one of the fastest declining dams in the Integrated Vaal River System (IVRS), week-on-week. For the past two consecutive weeks, the Vaal Dam remained at 41.6% but recorded...
Rising spring temperatures are causing the country’s dam levels to continue to drop week-on-week, and the trend is expected to continue until the first summer rains come down at the end of October this year. Since the beginning of August,...
Vandalising of water infrastructure is a huge setback for service delivery. The Department of Water and Sanitation is responsible for ensuring that water is supplied to communities without fail. Vandalizing of infrastructure does not only disrupt...
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) strongly condemns the dumping and wastage of water meant for needy communities around Pongola in KwaZulu-Natal, especially as the country battles with the COVID-19 pandemic. “The water dumped by...
