Our beloved Vaal dam/river
Vaal River is the largest tributary of the Orange River in South Africa. The river has its source near Breyten in Mpumalanga province, east of Johannesburg and about 30 kilometres north of Ermelo and only about 240 kilometres from the Indian Ocean. It then flows…
Graduation At Damelin Vaal
We finally made it! It was joy and jubilation as students finally reached their destination. Happiness was the order of the day for students and their parents who were ululating and cheering their children for the job well done. The event took place at Wits…
Heidelberg: A Part Of The Vaal Triangle
Heidelberg began in 1862 as a trading station built by a German, Heinrich Julius Ueckermann. A town was laid out around the store and named after Ueckermann’s alma mater. In 1866, the District of Heidelberg was created from the eastern portion of the Potchefstroom district…
The 2018 Sedibeng Service Excellence Awards
Sedibeng District Health has once again proven that there are rewards and or awards for health workers who have dedicate themselves to the service of their patients and the community as a whole because of the innovation they aim to bring and the passion they…
A Little Bit Of History Vaal Triangle
The Vaal Triangle is a triangular area formed by Vereeniging, Vanderbijlpark and Sasolburg – together they comprise a substantial urban complex in South Africa about 60 km south of Johannesburg. Meyerton, just north of Vereeniging, is also generally included in the complex, and residents of…
Sharpeville Tribute: A Little Bit Of History
It all started when Dr. HJ van der Bijl, a brilliant young scientist working in the United States at the time, was called back to South Africa in 1920 by the then Prime Minister Jan Smuts to advise the government on planning South Africa’s industrial…
The Township Clean-Up Campaign Continues In Tshepiso
Residents of Tshepiso township in the Vaal get down to the business of cleaning up their township following the campaign which started in Sharpeville last week. We can only hope that the process will continue to be upheld on a continuous basis. Clean environments should…
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