The executive mayor blamed drought but water experts say the city’s reservoir levels are ‘leaking to critical thresholds’

The reserve connects the Maluti Drakensberg Transfrontier Conservation Area to southern grazing lands. Conservationists hope there will soon be a continuous protected area

Farmers have been warned to move equipment and to avoid crossing flooded low lying bridges.

The water and sanitation department has taken over the clean-up project while sewage continues to pollute the Vaal River and Emfuleni municipality