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Lower uMkhomazi Water Project

Sector: Water Supply and Storage • Location: Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Source: Scrolla.Africa

Project
Delayed

The Lower uMkhomazi water project is a provincial water supply project south of Durban, South Africa, with a budget of R20 billion. The project has faced delays and security challenges, including violence and protests, and has been the subject of controversy regarding alleged extortion claims.

Status
Failure
Sector
Water Supply and Storage, Government
Location
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
Scrolla.Africa

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The project “Lower uMkhomazi Water Project” is an infrastructure initiative in the Water Supply and Storage sector, located in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Scrolla.Africa.

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Failure

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2026-07-22

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The Lower uMkhomazi water project is a provincial water supply project south of Durban, South Africa, with a budget of R20 billion. The project has faced delays and security challenges, including violence and protests, and has been the subject of controversy regarding alleged extortion claims.

Original sector

Water Supply

Budget

Location

Country

South Africa

State

KwaZulu-Natal

City

Durban

Source

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Scrolla.Africa

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Sector

Water Supply and Storage, Government

Article published date

2026-05-16

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