Some campaigners have also highlighted KKR’s buccaneering past, with the early pioneer of leveraged buyouts infamously dubbed the “Barbarians at the Gate” in the late 1980s for its raid on ...

The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has reopened a third sluice gate at the Vaal dam and increased outflows at Bloemhof dam owing to high inflows amid heavy rainfall. The DWS closed the ...

The department announced the opening of a fifth sluice gate at 2:30pm, followed by a sixth gate at 4pm today. "At Bloemhof Dam, water outflows are also being increased incrementally at different ...

A £9.7m project will help extend the life of a sluice gate, which protects homes, businesses and habitats from flooding. The Dunball Sluice started life in 1971 and is used by the Environment ...

FILE: 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 ...

eNCA's Slindelo Masikane and Bafedile Moerane spoke with stakeholders about the decision to open the dam sluice gates and the municipal response to the floods.

JOHANNESBURG - Following another day of persistent downpour, the Department of Water and Sanitation has opened a fifth sluice gate at the Vaal Dam to manage water levels that have surged overnight.

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 sluice gate was opened at 10am on Saturday morning. The current water storage levels at the dam are at 107.82%. The water level of the Vaal Dam has increased slightly, according to officials ...

The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) on Tuesday opened a third sluice gate at the Vaal dam to increase water outflows and manage inflows. The Vaal dam water level is currently at 107.30% ...

With the Vaal Dam water levels at 107.30%, the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has opened a third sluice gate at the dam to increase water outflows and manage the increase of inflows.