Tag Archives: Dam Levels

South Africans urged to save water as dam levels drop

FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintFaizel Patel, The Citizen, 29 September 2022 As South Africa moves into the summer months and warm temperatures, the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has urged South Africans to use water sparingly, especially those living in the North West. … Continue reading →

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City of Cape Town pleased with current level of dams after recent rain

FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintGraig-Lee  Smith, Eyewitness News, 25 August 2022 The City of Cape Town said that it was pleased with the current dam levels in the metro. Read More

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Ongoing drought leaves EC dams at 15% capacity

FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintSaya Pierce-Jones, Eyewitness News, 12 March 2022 The ongoing drought has left dams in the Eastern Cape’s city of Gqeberha just 15% full. Read More

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Rains replenish major dams: good news for water security

FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintTimes Live, 20 January 2022 South Africans can take heart that the recent rains have filled up major dams, the silver lining to gloom over the ongoing overcast weather inland and flooding along river banks on the Vaal. Read More

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Department of Water and Sanitation releases more water from the Vaal Dam following heavy rainfall

FacebookTwitterLinkedinemailPrintSentleeng Lehihi, SABC News, 18 January 2022 The Department of Water and Sanitation has released more water from the Vaal Dam in an effort to reduce the water levels following heavy rainfall in the dams catchment area. Read More

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