NEWS RELATED TO Department of Water and Sanitation

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Vaal Dam storage eases slightly through the week as inflows fluctuate

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R48 billion and still unfinished: MPs question ballooning costs of Giyani water project

Elections 2026

Parliament hears of elders forced to defecate in plastic packets, as water crisis persists ahead of polls

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Will South Africa’s dams be El Niño drought resistant?

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Vaal Dam remains over 100% full as inflows fluctuate

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Bloom declares battle against water infrastructure decay

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KZN’s South Coast faces 10% water restriction until end of April

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Vaal Dam remains over 101% full as inflows ease heading into August

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SA needs R400bn to fix failing water system – minister

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Ramaphosa unveils water crisis plan: Here’s what’s changing

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How is winter treating the Vaal Dam? Here’s the latest dam levels

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Not a retrenchment, says DWS – but 178 Mpumalanga workers are still out of a job

South Africa

Here’s what level the Vaal Dam recorded this week

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Cape Town’s dams sitting over 70%, well above last year’s levels

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DWS to appeal court ruling over Eastern Cape water crisis

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Here’s what level the Vaal Dam is currently sitting at

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‘Eastern Cape communities do not need more promises, they need taps that work’

South Africa

Water users given 90 days to register details or face penalties

Business

Businesses adjacent to state dams may become ‘illegal’

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Faecal contamination found in unsafe water in schools across five provinces in SA

South Africa

Water tanker mafia and crumbling pipes: Why your taps keep running dry

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Midvaal’s R220m wastewater upgrade still unfinished nearly a decade after resuming

South Africa

South Africa’s water crisis needs R400bn to fix: Here’s what government is doing about it

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New dam regulations may devastate small businesses, local communities

Opinion

Pemmy Majodina: ‘Water crisis a deep failure’

South Africa

Vaal Dam level drops, but there is good news

South Africa

Vaal Dam drops below full capacity after 20 days: Here’s this week’s level

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Giyani water project still incomplete after 16 years and R4.5bn

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Millions lost to water corruption

South Africa

Here’s what level the six major dams in Cape Town recorded this week

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Vaal Dam celebrates minor milestone

South Africa

Cape Town dam levels drop as water reserves continue to fall