ILesotho ifuna kubuyekezwe eyamanzi

ILesotho funa ukuphinda isayine isivumelwano sayo samanzi neNingizimu Afrika, ngokusebenzisa i-Lesotho Highlands Water Project, amanzi ageleza esuka eLesotho eya eGauteng, okuhlanganisa namanzi aphekala idolobha elikhulu iGoli.

I-Lesotho Highlands Water Project uhlelo oludlulisela amanzi esuka eLesotho aye eNingizimu Afrika. Lolu hlelo luqukethe amadamu, amadamu okugcina amanzi (amachibi enziwe ngabantu), imigudu, kanye nesitshalo sikagesi wamanzi. Lungenye yezinhlelo zobunjiniyela ezinkulu kakhulu ezake zenziwa kanti iBhange Lomhlaba kanye ne-European Union basize ekukhokheleni lo msebenzi.

Lo msebenzi wandisa inani lamanzi ageleza esuka eMfuleni iSinqu (noma iSenqu) aye eMfuleni i-Orange kanye nemifudlana yawo. I-Sinqu isezintabeni zaseMaloti zaseLesotho. UMfula i-Orange udlula eNingizimu Afrika. Amadamu namachibi okugcina amanzi alawula ukugeleza kwamanzi. Imigudu isiza ukuthutha amanzi.

INingizimu Afrika neLesotho baqala ukuhlela i-Lesotho Highlands Water Project maphakathi nawo-1980. Lo msebenzi uzuzisa iNingizimu Afrika neLesotho, ngopba iNingizimu Afrika ithola amanzi adingekayo, bese kuthi iLesotho ithola imali engenayo ngokuthengiswa kwamanzi nogesi. Lo msebenzi uphinde unikeze abantu abaningi umsebenzi.

Kodwa-ke, abanye abagxeki balo msebenzi bathi awuzange uzuzise abantu abampofu kakhulu baseLesotho. Abanye bathi ube nemiphumela emibi emvelweni.

Njengamanje, iLesotho ihola cishe izigidi ezingama- $200 ngonyaka, cishe u-10% womnotho wayo. Kodwa isivumelwano sasayinwa ngo-1986, kanti iLesotho ithi isiphelelwe yisikhathi.

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