Vaal

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Vaal

(fäl), river, c.750 mi (1,210 km) long, rising in Mpumalanga, NE South Africa, and flowing SW to the Orange River. It forms most of the northern border of the Free StateFree State,
formerly Orange Free State, province (2011 pop. 2,745,590), 50,126 sq mi (129,825 sq km), E central South Africa. It was renamed Free State shortly after the 1994 post-apartheid constitution went into effect.
..... Click the link for more information. . The river's flow is almost totally regulated and provides water power for industries on the WitwatersrandWitwatersrand
[Afrik.,=white water ridge] or the Rand,
region, Gauteng prov. (formerly a part of Transvaal), South Africa. The area, which forms the watershed between the Vaal and Olifants rivers, is c.
..... Click the link for more information. . Vaal Dam, one of the country's largest, is located SE of Vereeniging; it stores water for use by the mines. The Vaalhartz Dam, near the junction of the Vaal and the Hartz rivers, is an important part of the Vaal River Development Project.

Vaal

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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I was impressed with the bullet's performance and wanted to try my luck at a Vaal rhebok that afternoon.

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It was mid-July in South Africa, and frost rustled on the grass as I slid thy rifle forward, scanning the above-timberline basin for Africa's most desirable: tiny antelope: the vaal rhebok.

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The band have a democratic approach to playing and songwriting - similar to that of predecessors Teenage Fanclub - which makes sure that the individual craftsmanship of multi-instrumentalists Adam Gorman (vocals, acoustic guitar, Hammond organ/keys, banjo, harmonica), Jo Dudderidge (vocals, acoustic guitar, Hammond organ/keys, mandolin, electric guitar), Steve Mullen (lead guitar, vocals), Chris Spencer (bass), Nick Vaal (drums, percussion) shines through at every gig.

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