Vaal Dam level continues to rise
The level of the Vaal Dam is above 60 percent for the first time in 15 months.
The dam is currently sitting at 61 percent.
The Department of Water and Sanitation's Sputnik Ratau says the good news is the dam's level is continuing to rise.
"From 7 November to 22 December we received some water from Sterkfontein Dam primarily to stabilise the Vaal Dam, but the rains have also contributed," says Ratau.
The department says, however, water restrictions will continue to be imposed.
Limpopo, the Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, parts of Mpumalanga and North West under level-two restrictions
The Western Cape is under level-three water restrictions.
Water users are encouraged to continue using water sparingly and to comply with the restrictions.