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Communities living within sight of Lesotho’s two biggest dams endure a daily struggle to get safe water because the “white gold” they can see but cannot reach is destined for neighbouring South Africa.
The landlocked country has earned a total of 11.2-billion maloti ($746-million) for selling 16,401.3 million cubic metres of clean water to its bigger, much wealthier neighbour from 1996 to 2020, according to the Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA), the project’s implementing agency.
In 2020 alone, Lesotho earned 1.03-billion maloti (about $69-million) when it sold about 780 million cubic metres of water to South Africa, according to the LHDA.
Lesotho Water Commission delegate faces axe
Pascalinah Kabi
LESOTHO’s chief delegate to the Lesotho Highlands Water Commission (LHWC), Mzamo Lephoma, has been asked to “show cause” why he should not be fired over a host of issues revolving around his competency levels.
These include allegations that he has failed to compile and submit monthly performance reports of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP) to the government, has caused the late payment of salaries for employees, failed to attend a key budget meeting and has misled his line minister on a number of issues. Mr Lephoma is essentially accused of making a fool out of Water Minister Nkaku Kabi by making him officiate at a dysfunctional water project, among other things. He is also accused of misleading both Mr Kabi and his Public Works colleague, Lebohang Monaheng, over the construction of a gravel road in Ha-Rapokolana, Maseru. The road has not been built despite allegations Mr Lephoma had promised the ministe