Lesotho Campaign Articles

General

• A Big Idea for Aiding Africa –– Think Small
  Editorial on failures of LHWP by Korinna Horta and Lori Pottinger, Los Angeles Times, September 21, 2005.

• US Can Help Stop Brewing Water Wars
  By Korinna Horta and Lori Pottinger. Christian Science Monitor, January 27, 1999.

Affected Peoples / Social Issues:

• LHDA Finally "Agrees" To Resettle Lakabane Family
  The family faced the danger of being swallowed up by the giant Mohale dam of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project. December 09, 2002.

• LHDA Has Reneged On Its Promises And Forgotten About Us - Say Katse Communities
  Statement by Katse Communities Mopheme/The Survivor (Maseru), November 20, 2002.

• Lakabane Family Faces Danger of Being Swallowed Up By the Giant Mohale Dam
  Statement by Mopheme/The Survivor (Maseru), November 14, 2002.

• Lesotho Highland Development Project Quarry is a Menace to the Ha Ntsi Community
  Statement by Mopheme/The Survivor (Maseru), November 14, 2002.

• Resettlers Demand Improvements in Resettlement Package
  Article from World Rivers Review, June 2000.

• Submission to WCD on Lesotho Dams
  In December 1999 a dam–affected villager from the Lesotho Highlands made this submission.

• Companies Charged with Corruption on Lesotho Dams
  Article from World Rivers Review, December 1999.

• Major Dam Companies Caught in African Bribery Scandal
  Article from World Rivers Review, October 1999.

• South African Newspaper Highlights Corruption
  In this aticle on corruption, South African authors call for the World Bank to cancel remaining loans for the project, and debar the corrupt companies, Business Day.

• The Privatisation of Utilities is an Invitation to Bribery and Graft
  South African researcher has questions about the recent corruption involving major dam–building companies. August 27, 1999.

• Defending Dam PR
  Article from World Rivers Review, June 1997.

• Lesotho Villagers Sue Dam Authorities
  Article from World Rivers Review, June 1997.

• Fired Striker Killed in Lesotho
  Article from World Rivers Review, June 1997.

• New Water Regulations Could End South Africa’s Big–Dam Era
  Article from World Rivers Review, April 1997.

• Resettlement Issues at LHWP
  News from World Rivers Review, April 1997.

• Coming Up Dry: South Africa’s Water Crisis is Trouble for Rivers
  Article from World Rivers Review, February 1997.

• Making Waves
  Article from World Rivers Review, February 1997.

• The Fine Art of Selling a Dam
  Article from World Rivers Review, December 1996.

• Work Begins Again at LHWP After the Killing of Five Striking Workers
  News from World Rivers Review, December 1996.

• Police Kill Striking Dam Workers in Lesotho
  Article from World Rivers Review, September 1996.

• Lesotho Water Project Awash in Troubles
  Article from World Rivers Review, April 1996.

• Shutting the Gates on Lesotho: Dam Moves Forward, Problems Remain
  Article from World Rivers Review, November 1995.

• Trouble at Highlands Water Project
  Article from World Rivers Review, Fourth Quarter 1994.

Environmental Impacts

• Too Many Dams, Too Little Water - Lesotho’s Rivers Could Become "Waste Water Drains"
  Article from World Rivers Review, June 2000.

• Mining in Lesotho Harms Water Project
  Article from World Rivers Review, October 1997.

Technical Aspects

• Lesotho Dam’s Sea of Debt Could Drown Regional Water Conservation Efforts
  An article from World Rivers Review, June 1998.

• Making the Earth Rumble - The Lesotho–South African Water Connection
  The Lesotho–South African Water Connection by Korinna Horta. Multinational Monitor, May 1996.