{"id":32783,"date":"2026-04-23T07:14:53","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T05:14:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/?post_type=news&#038;p=32783"},"modified":"2026-04-23T07:14:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T05:14:53","slug":"ramaphosa-hails-senqu-bridge-as-symbol-of-sa-lesotho-partnership","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/news\/ramaphosa-hails-senqu-bridge-as-symbol-of-sa-lesotho-partnership\/","title":{"rendered":"Ramaphosa hails Senqu Bridge as symbol of SA, Lesotho partnership \u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>President Cyril Ramaphosa has described the opening of the Senqu Bridge as a powerful sign of the enduring partnership between South Africa (SA) and Lesotho.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Ramaphosa made the remarks during the official launch of the bridge in Mokhotlong, alongside Letsie III and Samuel Matekane. The project forms part of Phase Two of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project, widely regarded as one of the continent\u2019s most significant cross-border water initiatives.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at the ceremony, Ramaphosa said the broader water project reflects the scale and importance of co-operation between the two nations. He noted that it remains the largest investment SA has made beyond its borders.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Lesotho Highlands Water Project is one of the most ambitious and successful transboundary water projects in the world,\u201d he said. \u201cSA is a water-scarce country, and the waters of Lesotho\u2019s highlands are vital to our development. We remain deeply grateful to the Basotho nation for making these resources available.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Senqu Bridge is expected to improve connectivity in the mountainous region while supporting ongoing infrastructure linked to the water project, which supplies water to SA\u2019s industrial heartland.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;ChannelAfrica&#8211;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":20301,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"news-type":[78,26],"class_list":["post-32783","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-type-featured","news-type-general_news","entry"],"acf":{"short_description":"President Cyril Ramaphosa has described the opening of the Senqu Bridge as a powerful sign","published_date":"2026-04-23 07:09:55","news_description":"President Cyril Ramaphosa has described the opening of the Senqu Bridge as a powerful sign","form_embed":"","author":"","image_caption":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/32783","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/32783\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32784,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/32783\/revisions\/32784"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20301"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32783"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-type?post=32783"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}