Four months after the department of water and sanitation had opened five sluice gates to reduce the Vaal Dam capacity, which resulted in flooding in low-lying areas near the riverbank, the department has issued a warning of a possible repeat.
On Monday afternoon, the department announced they had opened five sluice gates at hourly intervals from 10am to 1pm.
Due to increased water releases by the five sluice gates, there may be possible overflowing of the riverbanks downstream, and this may affect infrastructure built in lower-lying areas within the floodplain and communities are urged to be alert to the rising water levels