The planned economic investment in the Far North Transvaal undertaken by China may be affected by a severe shortage of water.
This project, which will amount to R150 billion, will provide thousands of jobs, but may be delayed due to a severe shortage of water.
The area where the project is in the identified zone requires a total of 123 million cubic meters of water per year for the Musina area.
Mining operations, together with the establishment of a power station, various agricultural crop plantations, and a silicone plant form part of the project, which provides for approximately 21,000 jobs.
However, experts argue that the project can only be sustainable if provision is made in time for storage dams for enough water.
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