Majodina calls for water security amid Lesotho supply shutdown

Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina has appealed to municipalities affected by the maintenance of the Lesotho Highlands water tunnel to implement water security measures.

The planned shutdown of the Lesotho Highlands water tunnel from 1 October to the end of March next year will results in a water transfer shortfall from Lesotho to South Africa.

In the Free State; Setsoto, Dihlabeng and Mantsopa Local Municipalities will be affected.

The shutdown will affect other provinces that receive water from the project.

Majodina visited the Free State to assess the state of readiness.

“Water as you know is life and at all time we must ensure that we provide water to our communities in general. It is important to note during outage there will be no water deliveries from Lesotho to South Africa.”

“It is therefore important for municipalities to ensure that water security measures implement various water restrictions enforcement mechanism like water restrictions, but those water restrictions must not disadvantage people,” adds Majodina.