The latest Western Cape dam level stats show that cumulatively the six major dams in the province have dipped to just over 60 ...

South Africa is unleashing weevils imported from the United States in a bid to fight off the sprouting growth of Salvinia minima, an alien species of aquatic plant native to South America that is chok ...

The Vaal Dam's third sluice gate has been reopened amid high inflows due to the continued heavy rainfall in the upper catchment.

Says it owns only about 5% of the total number of dams in South Africa, with the vast majority privately owned.

Beyond the Vaal and Bloemhof systems, South Africa’s prominent dams are demonstrating remarkably healthy water levels. The country’s largest dam, Gariep, has reached an impressive 96.9% ...

Water outflows at Bloemhof Dam have been reduced, says the Department of Water and ... AllAfrica is a voice of, by and about ...

The torrential rainfall in parts of South Africa has improved the surface water storage levels in the country’s dams to 79.8% ...

South Africa relies on its rainwater, levels of which are unpredictable, unevenly distributed, and decreasing as a result of global warming. In October 2019, dams were at 10 to 60 percent below ...

Once thriving with aquatic life, two dams in the north of Johannesburg are now completely blanketed by a thick, green invasive plant species. The Salvinia Molesta, more commonly known as Kariba ...

The plant is steadily taking over freshwater bodies in the northern region of South Africa, suffocating aquatic life, including on the Crocodile River and the Hartbeespoort Dam it flows into.