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FRAZER SOLAR TAKES ACTION AGAINST LESOTHO FOR FAILED CONTRACT

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FRAZER SOLAR TAKES ACTION AGAINST LESOTHO FOR FAILED CONTRACT

Frazer Solar, a German Solar energy Company is enforcing a worldwide enforcement action against assets held by the Kingdom of Lesotho for damages after it failed to honour a contract to build a power station.  Under a global enforcement order, following the award of 50 million euros ($61 million) in damages in an arbitration case in South Africa, Frazer said in a statement Tuesday that it has taken legal action to seize royalties that would…

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THE AMBITIOUS LESOTHO HIGHLANDS WATER PROJECT IS SEEKING PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

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THE AMBITIOUS LESOTHO HIGHLANDS WATER PROJECT IS SEEKING PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

The Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA) has advertised a tender for the construction of a 38-km-long water-carrying tunnel – the Polihali Transfer Tunnel – and will shortly issue the tender for construction of the associated Polihali Dam as it continues its ambitious Lesotho Highlands Water Project. Read the full article by Global Construction Review Construction companies have until July 2021 to submit tenders, with information available on the LHDA website.   PROJECT DESCRIPTION The Lesotho…

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LESOTHO’S INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT FACES FORCED CLOSURE

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LESOTHO’S INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT FACES FORCED CLOSURE

MOSHOESHOE I International Airport, the country’s only international airport, faces forced closure by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) due to several years of neglect which have left its facilities in a state of disrepair, the Lesotho Times can reveal. The Director of Civil Aviation Department, Motsoale Lesupi, this week told this publication that the government was now in a race against time to refurbish the “collapsing” airport by next year, failing which it would be closed…

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LESOTHO HIGHLANDS WATER PROJECT TUNNEL RESTORED

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LESOTHO HIGHLANDS WATER PROJECT TUNNEL RESTORED

Installation of equipment for the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP) has been completed. The highway tunnel was shut down for inspection and maintenance purposes from October to November 2019 during which water usually transferred to Vaal River System is cut off. The project which happens to be a joint venture between South Africa and Lesotho will not only supply water to Gauteng but also generate work in the thousands for the people living around the…

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PICTURES: SOD OF LESOTHO HIGHLAND WATER PROJECT

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PICTURES: SOD OF LESOTHO HIGHLAND WATER PROJECT

Lesotho Highlands Water Project to help South Africa in addressing their water challenges Water is one of South Africa major problem. This is why the nation Minister of Human Settlements, Water & Sanitation, Lindiwe Sisulu visit Lesotho in a bid to tackle such challenges. During her visit, Sisulu said the construction of the new dam will assist in addressing the water challenges faced in our country. Minister @LindiweSisuluSA on the occassion of sod turning and…

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LOCAL CONTRACTORS UNHAPPY WITH CHINESE DOMINANCE IN LESOTHO

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LOCAL CONTRACTORS UNHAPPY WITH CHINESE DOMINANCE IN LESOTHO

Lesotho local contractor not happy with government awarding contracts to chinese firms. Local contractors are unhappy with government over contract awarding to chinese firm. The contractors also complain that the government does not want to promote local content. Due to this problem, two of the nation major construction firm has submit a joint letter. The letter was given to parliamentary Public Accounts Committee chairman, Selibe Mochoboroane. Meanwhile from the letter, the two companies allege that Chinese companies…

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