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Water security key to economic stability, reflects Rand Water chairperson
By: Natasha Odendaal 2nd December 2025 Sustainable water management is not just an environmental concern, but an economic, developmental and moral imperative, with water security... →
DWS closes another two Vaal dam sluice gates
By: Natasha Odendaal 1st December 2025 Two more sluice gates have been closed at the Vaal dam to reduce outflows as water inflows into the dam decrease. The Department of Water and... →
People fleeing violence in Sudan find little aid at Chad border
By: Reuters 1st December 2025 At a transit camp here on the Chad-Sudan border, Najwa Isa Adam, 32, hands out bowls of pasta and meat to orphaned Sudanese children from... →
Two sluice gates closed at Vaal dam, outflow increased at Bloemhof dam
By: Natasha Odendaal 1st December 2025 The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) closed two sluice gates at the Vaal dam over the weekend to reduce outflow. Eight sluice gates will... →
Vaal sluice gates to remain open, Bloemhof outflow increased
By: Natasha Odendaal 28th November 2025 Ten sluice gates at the Vaal dam will remain open on Friday, as the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) maintains the status quo. By Friday,... →
No space for culture: ‘matchbox housing’ leaves residents unable to honour customs in a South African town
28th November 2025 In South Africa, urban planning is influenced by western-centric and colonial planning, including social housing, building technologies,... →
SA: Paul Mashatile: Address by Deputy President, on the second day of the SALGA National Members Assembly, Durban (27/11/2025)
28th November 2025 This Assembly takes place during the 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children, which was launched two days ago. We do not... →
DWS opens three more Vaal sluice gates, 10 gates now open
By: Natasha Odendaal 27th November 2025 The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) is opening up three more sluice gates at the Vaal dam on Thursday to manage rising inflows at... →
