The recent violent public unrest in Musina due to lack of water supply to the communities resulted in discussions on plans to augment water supply to the area. The Minister of Water and Sanitation, Senzo Mchunu and Deputy Ministers David Mahlobo and Dikeledi Magadzi engaged with officials from Limpopo Department of Water and Sanitation office. There is a huge water demand in South Africa’s border town due to growing population growth driven by rural to urban migration, and a large transit population passing through the town. The current water demand is 8 million m3 per year. Based on population growth alone, water demand projection is for 24 million m3 per year by 2040 if the current rate of population growth is sustained.
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South Africa: Limpopo SEZ readies for lift-off
After years of intensive planning, the Musina-Makhado Special Economic Zone (MMSEZ) is nearly ready to get off the ground.
The head of the Infrastructure and Investment Office in the Presidency, Dr Kgosientso Ramokgopa, on Monday revealed that plans are well underway for construction of the SEZ.
Ramokgopa was speaking at the Infrastructure Development Roadshow taking place in Polokwane, Limpopo.
Investment in infrastructure is part of the overall economic recovery plan of government to create employment opportunities across various sectors and surrounding communities.
The Limpopo provincial government says it is confident that the Musina and Makhado municipalities which are strategically located along the North-South Corridor and in the vicinity of the second busiest port of entry, the Beit Bridge Border Post is the ideal home for the Special Economic Zone.