The recently launched Senqu Bridge in Mokhotlong in the Kingdom of Lesotho represents a landmark achievement under Phase II of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project, Cabinet said on Thursday. The new bridge will ensure uninterrupted access to...
Eighteen rural mountain communities in Lesotho have formally complained about Phase II of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP). The massive project, a joint scheme with South Africa, will supply water to Gauteng and generate electricity for...
The maintenance work of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP) water transfer and delivery tunnels have been completed and the process of refilling the tunnels with water is currently underway, with water from Lesotho arriving this morning at...
Kopano Ke Matla Joint Venture, responsible for building a 38-km tunnel connecting two dams in the Lesotho highlands, has had to suspend operations. Inspections revealed that the company’s wastewater treatment plants are non-compliant. Oily and...
Members of the media are invited to join Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina, together with Deputy Ministers David Mahlobo and Sello Seitlholo to the media tour on the maintenance operation of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP)...
Water and Sanitation Minister, Pemmy Majodina and her counterpart from the Kingdom of Lesotho, Minister Mohlomi Moleko, have expressed optimism on the state of readiness of the two countries to carry out the six-month maintenance of the closure of...
Phase II of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP) comprises the construction of the Polihali Dam and reservoir, water transfer tunnel and the associated access roads, bridges, accommodation, electrical transmission lines and telecommunications...
The Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA) has sped-up the resumption of advanced infrastructure works in the Phase II of the LHWP with the beginning of excavation works of two diversion tunnels. The two tunnels will divert the waters of...
The Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP) tunnel has been re-opened with water already reaching the Saulspoort Dam in Bethlehem in the Free State. The water project was closed for two months to allow for inspection and maintenance. Human...
