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Kariba dam upgrade delayed again by geological problems and Covid-19

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The Kariba Dam.
The Kariba Dam. © Fayat

Rehabilitation work on the Kariba dam is expected to be further delayed because of new geological complications experienced by French contractor Razel-Bec. The project is deemed essential to averting a collapse.

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