A planned R150 billion economic investment in Limpopo by China, which is poised to create thousands of jobs for locals, is being threatened by acute water shortages.
The actual construction work for the projects, which include mining and the construction of a power plant, cooking plant, pig iron plant, carbon steel plant, silicon plant and calcium carbide plant, among others, was due to start in August this year and create at least 21 000 jobs. The DA claims the SEZ project will not do any good for the province but impact negatively on farmers, who depend on ground water for the survival of their farms.
“Air pollution is another concern that will greatly affect the outcomes of agriculture in the area,” he added, in reference to Eskom’s failure to comply with minimum standards on environmental health.
123 million cubic meters per year? That is 337 million liters per day in the North of Limpopo. Is this the correct value?