All systems go for the construction of Polihali Dam and Transfer Tunnel in Lesotho

The Lesotho Highlands Development Authority has announced the multi-billion Rands contracts award for the Polihali Dam and Transfer Tunnel.
These milestone contracts mark the start of the final lap of the water transfer infrastructure construction, which will increase the current capacity of 780 to 1270 million cubic metres towards the Gauteng water flow.
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[@samuellesutha5510]

It's about time Lesotho uses its water to produce Electricity that can even be sold outside the country

[@damike4585]

Ke lula ke cho joalo

[@online3010]

Fantastic. Need more infrastructure deals like this helping with energy and Electricity. Helps both countries and positive for both populations.

[@EA-tc6kb]

Very nice, I hope they stick to that time line. Even better if they finish two years sooner, water scarcity is coming.

[@anastaciaqoachela3809]

There we go 🚶‍♀️ 👏 🙌 it's time

[@cpcattin]

Dams do not make water disappear. Dams delay and divert the natural flow.

[@siphokhumalo99]

Win win situation for both countries but offer land to those who are affected

[@sl8094]

We can't keep giving xenophobics water while we are short of water in most areas of Lesotho. Nope this needs to change. This water needs to be channeled back internally for every household to get water, rather bottle it and sell it to overseas... When our water is sufficient for all basotho we can then consider sharing it. For anyone to consume this water they need to have a Lesotho national id, this water cannot be sold to foreigners😉 rolls eyes... This is wrong. This needs to stop!!. Plus there is way too many dams that can also end up flooding and killing us.All for what!?..all for this foreigners!!! Noo... Foreigenrs must go drink their own sewage joburg water!!

[@samanthaholm9634]

What happened to Ubuntu?

[@sl8094]

@@samanthaholm9634 ohh so you know Ubuntu when hate and exclusion is directed towards you!! (how special), rolls eyes.., this water can only be consumed by pple With valid Lesotho national id's ,no foreigners must be allowed access to it!! 😉
Infact Rather sell it to Nambia or botswana and other Sadc countries!!..,ubuntu she says, you are the most special and the best in africa, better than everyone so i think u'll manage without us!! ...this previous wicket politicians have been building dam after dam to give you water, that foolery needs to stop, new leadership now , drink your won sewage water, do you know how many dams we have honestly, for such a small nation, this is way too much dams.They have dratistaclly even affected our weather, farming has seriously declined due to drought because of this mini oceans we have created to sell water to pple who hate everyone!! ... Making sacrifices for such hatred filled murderers, anarchists that kill at command for white man owned things, that arent not even theirs to begin with is so wrong, wrong wrong,🚫,... U'll get water from the sea, ankere you have oceans🙏..

[@samanthaholm9634]

@@sl8094 Wow you are really passionate. I suppose keep your water. truthfully I don't agree with xenophobia either. And I also do believe at some point all people are going to have to talk. Why differences of opinion have to be seen so negatively i do not know. Talking That is how things get sorted out. I would sell your water and Electricity to South Africa. Make money build your country.

[@sl8094]

@@samanthaholm9634 not Passionate just returning the favour Samantha, that your black compatriots have so pationately dished!!.. 🙏Only fair. (Till they learn there are consequences for their actions and not everyone is their suggar daddy like their gorvenment has spoiled them to think, they will not learn anything).i weep for them. (most African countries are doing everything in their Power to sustain themselves, tanzania, kenya, Rwanda, ghana, Botswana, have started... The future is going to be fun.)
Black south africans, the only thing they know is talking too much and to destroy ... They own nothing, and are heavily reliant on you! ... But their arrogance you'd swear they own everything, your people and their businesses are the only thing remaining or lifeline holding that country together, if you were to up and take all your assets those pple are gone, and i wonder where they will run to. But thats none of my business, my business is that my water needs to channeled back to irrigate and feed more households with clean water. 🤷🏻‍♂️Cheers Samantha.

[@thembisibanyoni4435]

Education is needed here

[@samanthaholm9634]

Thanks China and South africa and UAE. why so cheap? Congratulations. Sell some electricity to us in South Africa.

[@itslogical8459]

Cheap...tsek. If the anc is at all involved it will be looted and no water will flow

[@matlalitlali3139]

It's high time our government should stop giving SA our water.they rather sell it to other countries except South Africa which treat Basotho badly and call them foreigners whereas they forget that our fathers fought with them for that freedom they have today.ntate Matekane and your cabit please reconsider this contact for the benefits of our own country so that South Africa should stop having voice over Lesotho.

[@itsthatguy577]

Phola hle 🥲🤣
E ntse ele batho le bona, eventhough they treat us like trash.
I still hope we can understand one another with them.
Hare ske ra loanang basotho ba batle Khotso Pula Nala. 🇱🇸 🇱🇸 ❤