After good summer rains, the dams that supply water to Johannesburg and much of South Africa’s economic heartland are full. This, then, is the time to start worrying about water supplies.
LAA sues LHDA
Mohalenyane Phakela
THE Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA) has been slapped with a M240 million lawsuit for failing to pay ground rent from as far back as 1991.
The Land Administration Authority (LAA) has petitioned the Land Court division of the High Court to order the LHDA to pay its outstanding ground rent amounting to M240 265 097.38 accrued from 1991 when the LHDA started occupying the land in question.
The LAA is a government body responsible for land administration and registration among other land related matters.
The LHDA is the implementing authority of the second phase of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP II).
1 June 2021, Gauteng, South Africa – Trans-Caledon Tunnel Authority (TCTA) and the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) announced their recent conclusion of two loan facility agreements totaling R5.5 billion and spanning 20 years, for the implementation of Phase II of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP), which forms part of South Africa’s Vaal River System. The investment comprises R3 billion and R2.5 billion loans and was negotiated alongside other facility agreements with the .
Lesotho’s assets seized
MASERU – LESOTHO’s international assets are being seized to pay off an M855 million claim by a German company accusing the government of breaching a contract.
The contract with Frazer Solar was signed by former minister Temeki Tšolo in September 2018 when he was a Minister in Prime Minister Thomas Thabane’s office. Frazer was to supply Lesotho with solar water heaters, solar lanterns and LEC lights.
Tšolo has however denied signing the contract and says he suspects his signature was forged.
The government has said it’s investigating what happened.
But while the government is battling to get a handle on the issues, Frazer Solar is moving fast to impound Lesotho’s assets.