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At 86, Limpopo farmer still waiting for promised irrigation water

Shortcomings and delays with the Giyani Water Project has left small-scale farmers without reliable irrigation

Ephraim Hlungwani shows the donor-funded borehole which is no longer operational due to cable theft. Photo: Bernard Chiguvare.
Ephraim Hlungwani is 86 and the owner of Xifaki Farming, which he runs with his son, George, as its manager in Thomo village outside Giyani in Limpopo. But because of water shortages, his 16-hectare farm has shrunk and is a shadow of what it could have been had the government delivered on its promises.
Hlungwani, who is also chair of the Middle Letaba Water Users Association, says he is among 72 farmers still waiting for irrigation water to be provided by the Giyani Water Project.
The bulk water project began in 2014 and was expected to be completed by 2017. Billions have…

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