Several houses along the Lochvaal area, Vanderbijlpark, and surrounds have been destroyed while roads have been damaged and hundreds of people have been left homeless. The Department of Water and ...

Flooding in parts of Sebokeng in the Vaal, that left over 70 homes and roads damaged was caused by shoddy work by contractors who were building roads in the area, the municipality says. Emfuleni ...

IDYLLIC LIVING. Only one hour outside Johannesburg, the homes will have bidders clamouring at PVA’s onsite Vaal de Grace auction this month. Picture: Supplied Park Village Auctions (PVA) will ...

She said the Vaal river was expected to rise beyond 100% in the near future as floodwaters continue to rise. “We are quite worried about that — that water has to come down via us,” Moreira said.

“Most houses near the Barrage sluice gates (Vaal) ... Vereeniging and Vanderbijlpark - and a number of townships including Sharpeville, Evaton, Sebokeng, Bophelong and Boipatong.

Authorities have opened a fifth sluice gate at the Vaal Dam as inflows surge at an alarming rate. The rising water levels have prompted urgent warnings for low-lying communities, with the risk of ...

VEREENIGING – After weeks of cancellations due to sewage spills, the Riviera on Vaal parkrun briefly resumed on June 28. However, organisers have now been forced to cancel the event again as raw ...

A resident bought a house here knowing full well we were going to be mining sand. ... it’s an ancient riverbed and there are sand mines all the way from Vereeniging, all the way down the Vaal.

In those days, the banks of the Vaal River became a hub of leisure activity, holiday homes and hotels popping up as early as the 1920s, and one that has become synonymous with water, fun, golf and ...

Dozens of homes and business have been under water since the sluice gates at the Vaal Dam had to be opened to ease pressure. Now, as residents try to pick up what’s left of their lives, the ...

Sewage nightmare for Vereeniging residents. Saturday 18 January 2025 ... The community says their water and sewage problems are far from over as human waste continues to spill into their houses.