30 years of democracy, 18 dams | Infrastructure news

30 years of democracy brings celebration, scrutiny and questions namely: What has been done? The Department of Water and Sanitation has certainly been busy, constructing 18 dams since 1994.  

Dam wall in KZN

KZN 

  • Qedusizi Dam 
  • Bivane Dam 
  • Braamhoek Dam 
  • Spring Grove Dam 

Western Cape

  • De Bos Dam 
  • Ceres Koekedouw Dam 
  • Berg Rivier Dam 

Mpumalanga  

  • Boschmanskop Dam  
  • Driekoppies Dam 
  • Injaka Dam 
  • Kettingspruit Dam 

Limpopo 

  • Nandoni Dam 
  • de Hoop Dam 

North West 

  • Setumo Dam 

Free State 

  • Bedford Dam 

Lesotho (jointly with the Lesothu government) 

  • Katse Dam 
  • Mohale Dam 

 Eswatini (jointly with the Eswatini government) 

  • Maguga Dam  

Dam in South Africa

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