Kariba Dam Reconstruction

Urgent repairs to avert the collapse of the gigantic, power-generating Kariba Dam between Zimbabwe and Zambia will begin this year after the two neighbours signed 294 Million dollars in deals with international investors on Friday. The overhaul project of the world's largest man-made dam will fix deformities and cracks in walls that were discovered in a series of assessments. Those threaten to cause the massive structure to collapse. an eventuality that would carry unimaginable humanitarian and environmental consequences if water in the 181 billion cubic metre capacity reservoir were freed by a massive breach. To chat to us about this massive project, we are joined on the line byChris Harold: Vice President of the South African Institute of Civil EngineeringSputnik Ratau: South Africa’s Water Affairs and Sanitation Spokesperson