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President Cyril Ramaphosa has hailed the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP) as a project that has not only made history, but has brought hope to the citizens of both Lesotho and South Africa.

The President was speaking at the launch of Phase 2 of the LHWP at Polihali Dam in the mountain kingdom.

Phase 2 of the long-awaited Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP) has broken ground. LHWP Phase 2, building on Phase 1 that was completed in 2003, includes the construction of the Polihali dam and transfer tunnel, as well as the Senqu Bridge above the Senqu river.

The Department of Water and Sanitation’s weekly status of dams point out that the country’s water levels have recorded a moderate decrease when compared to the same period last week. This week, the overall storage capacity of the country’s water level sits at 97.5%, a relatively small reduction from last week’s 99.9%, and a considerable improvement from last year’s 92.3%. All the country’s 14 Water Supply Systems have recorded some sort of downward movements i...

The Vaal Dam closed two floodgates on Friday 24 February due to a decrease in water levels but warns of more heavy rain

Water levels in the Vaal Dam system have subsided after days of overflowing and flooding due to heavy rains.

The 12 flood gates at the Vaal Dam remain open and outflow at the Bloemhof Dam will be kept at 3,800 cubic metres per second, the department of water & sanitation said on Thursday.

Download logoThe Vaal and Bloemhof Dam sluice gates are to remain open as the outflow of water remains high. Vaal dam storage capacity currently stands at