date:Jun 06, 2016
dam is used to store flood water from the Limpopo River in the rainy season to provide sufficient irrigation water throughout the production season.
Floodwater extraction from the Limpopo River
In the last quarter of 2015, with the drought pressing, ZZ2 fast-tracked the completion of the pump systems to fill Voorwaarts dam. By January 2016 the infrastructure was in place, the dam filling up and with the drought at a critical level, ZZ2 could increase planned production on Esme-four by 60%. T