The department of water & sanitation says it is monitoring the situation at the Vaal Dam after heavy rainfall led to increased inflows into the dam. Minister Pemmy Majodina said there was ongoing ...

A pump station in Three Rivers shows clear signs of neglect, with doors hanging open and infrastructure in disrepair.

The spotlight once again fell on the pollution of the Vaal River in Standerton when Corné Stoltz, founder of the Independent ...

A long-running criminal investigation into allegations that Sasol unlawfully polluted the Vaal River system took a dramatic new turn this week when National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) investigators ...

South Africa's energy giant, Sasol, has confirmed that law enforcement officials have seized documents and taken samples at ...

People fish in the Vaal River but are not always aware of the risks associated with microplastic pollution. Grobler du Preez/Shutterstock These tiny plastic particles are smaller than 5 mm in diameter ...

The Department of Water and Sanitation is setting up a political steering committee to monitor and fast-track the R14.9-billion Vaal Gamagara bulk water supply scheme in Northern Cape, with project ...

The Vaal River Anti-Pollution Forum, to be launched on Thursday, will be a non-statutory forum, including various stakeholders with a particular focus on stakeholders that are directly affected by the ...

The town of Bloemhof in the North West province sits on the banks of the Vaal River and relies on agriculture and tourism as its main economic activities. Residents and businesses affected by recent ...

The Department of Water and Sanitation has established the Vaal River Anti-Pollution Forum to address the pollution crisis in the Vaal River. The forum will compile a list of polluters and meet ...