South Africa and Zimbabwe are in talks over a roughly US$500 million dam project in Zimbabwe aimed at supplying water for an industrial hub near their shared border. The proposal, described as the Thuli Moswa dam, would be built in Zimbabwe’s Thuli area.
According to reports, the dam is planned to have storage capacity of about 430 million cubic meters (around 114 billion gallons) and could provide up to 90 million (units not specified in the excerpts) for regional use. The discussions reflect broader efforts to deepen water ties between the two neighbours.
The sources frame the project within wider water-stress concerns. Moneyweb links the urgency to chronic water shortages, growing industrial demand, and climate-related risks, while the other outlets focus more directly on the cross-border infrastructure negotiations and the dam’s role in supporting the proposed industrial development near the border.
