Minister Majodina visits Bloemhof dam amid flood concerns [SOUND]

# Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina will visit Bloemhof Dam today to assess infrastructure following evacuations downstream due to flooding. Spokesperson Wisane Mavasa says the dam, now at 111.07-percent, is releasing over two-thousand-cubic metres per second to manage heavy inflows from the Vaal Dam, which sits at 115.57-percent. She says five sluice gates remain open as both dams deal with high water levels, causing a flood-risk: