Lesotho: Fight Over Fish in Lesotho’s Katse Dam

Local fishers say they are arrested and beaten up but authorities deny this

• Fishers at Katse Dam in Lesotho’s Highlands claim they have been beaten by officials policing the area on behalf of the Lesotho Highlands Development Authority (LHDA).
• The dam is part of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project, through which Lesotho exports water to South Africa.
• It is also the site of a trout farm run by SanLei Premium Trout.
• The LHDA denies any abuse.

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