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Lesotho’s Katse Dam, which forms part of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project, with underground tunnels carrying this water to South Africa. Walter Dhladhla/AFP/Getty Images

South Africa’s crucial water supplies from Lesotho: what the six-month shutdown means for industry, farming and residents

The tunnel bringing millions of litres of water from dams in Lesotho to South Africa is to undergo a six-month repair. This could leave residents of Gauteng in South Africa short of water.
Water flows from the Vaal Dam after several sluice gates were opened in February 2021. Heavy rains in the Gauteng province resulted in a spike in dam levels. Deaan Vivier/ via GettyImages

Why full dams don’t mean water security: a look at South Africa

Gauteng citizens need to know the uncomfortable truth: for the next six years, their water supplies will increasingly have to be restricted.

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