Vaal

American  

[vahl] / vɑl /

noun

1. a river in S Africa, in the Republic of South Africa, flowing SW from the Transvaal to the Orange River. 700 miles (1,125 km) long.

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Vaal British  

/ vɑːl /

noun

1. a river in South Africa, rising in the Drakensberg and flowing west to join the Orange River. Length: 1160 km (720 miles)

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Vaal

There were two warring factions of the African National Congress where we were, in the Vaal Triangle, south of Johannesburg, and we needed them to stop the tit for tat.

From New York Times ● Apr. 5, 2020

She's part of Vaal LGBTI, one of the groups that organised the march.

From BBC ● Apr. 6, 2016

On May 11, 1995, in the Vaal Reefs gold mine, 90 miles south of Mponeng, an underground railway engine broke loose.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 13, 2013

At the New Vaal colliery in South Africa, however, workers are urged to “stay negative”.

From Economist ● Apr. 11, 2013

I had, since 1934, crossed many important rivers in my own land: the Mbashe and the Great Kei, on my way to Healdtown; and the Orange and the Vaal, on my way to Johannesburg.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela