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Image: Sharath G. The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has received notification regarding a privately owned dam, located near Barberton in Mpumalanga under the City of Mbombela Local Municipality, which has been reported to be at risk of failure. The dam named My Own Dam (publicly referred to as Senteeko Dam), is registered with the Department’s Dam Safety Office as a 26m high medium size dam, with a storage capacity of 1.8 million m³, owned by Shamile Communal Prope

Image: bookings.edu The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) calls on the public to exercise caution around watercourses as water levels continue to rise in the Mpumalanga Province. This is as the province continues to experience persistent rainfall. The latest DWS weekly state of reservoirs report issued this week shows that the average dam levels in Mpumalanga increased from 95.7% to 96.5%. The Water Management Areas (WMAs) also recorded improvements in water levels wit