Construction of the Polihali Dam in Lesotho continues to progress steadily with the project reaching its first major ...

Why is water currently flowing out of the Vaal Dam in South Africa not banked in Lesotho’s half-empty dams? Gauteng’s water security is being put at risk by failure to come to an agreement between the ...

The Lesotho Highlands Water Project – Phase II reached another milestone in December 2025 as the construction of the project ...

Communities in Lesotho have filed a complaint with the African Development Bank over a controversial initiative that transfers water from the country to neighboring South Africa, one of the biggest ...

Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina has stressed the urgency of meeting the 2028/2029 completion deadline for Phase II of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP), warning that no further ...

The second phase of Africa’s largest water transfer scheme—the Lesotho Highlands Water Project—has broken ground paving way for construction of a $856-million dam and water transfer tunnel. LHWP is a ...

South Africa’s Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) says dam levels across the Integrated Vaal River System (IVRS) remain strong as the rainy season advances, with the Vaal Dam currently at 103.17 ...

Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina has expressed satisfaction with progress made on Phase II of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP), with 48% of construction completed on the Polihali ...

While acknowledging progress made on the project, Majodina said delays could not be tolerated, particularly given that the project had already been delayed by nine years. “If you are running behind ...