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Water and Sanitation: South Africa to build six new dams

South Africa plans to build or expand six dams over the next decade to address the long-term water and sanitation needs of the country. The dams identified by the government include the dam on the Mzimvubu River in Eastern Cape, the expansion of the Clanwilliam Dam in Western Cape, the Nwamitwa and Tzaneen dams in Limpopo, the Hazelmere Dam in KwaZulu-Natal and the Polihali Dam in Lesotho, which will provide water to Gauteng.