(July 2, 2003) German consultancy firm Lahmeyer International found guilty of bribery in Lesotho Highland Water Project.
Letter from 40 NGOs from 21 Countries to World Bank President
(June 24, 2003) Without public disclosure of the underlying financial agreements for the Nam Theun 2 dam project, there is no way for the people of Lao PDR or Thailand to know whether or not this project is, as proponents claim, in their best interest.
Lesotho Judge Convicts German Engineering Firm of Bribery Charges
(June 18, 2003) "Like the Acres’ verdict before it, the judgment against Lahmeyer throws into doubt the legitimacy of these companies’ involvement in other large dam projects throughout the world," says Ryan Hoover of International Rivers Network.
Germans guilty of bribery
(June 17, 2003) Lesotho High Court Judge Gabriel Mofolo found Lahmeyer, a German engineering company, guilty on seven counts for paying R5.9m in bribes to Lesotho Highlands Development Authority former chief executive Masupha Sole over a six year period.
South African pleads guilty to charges in Lesotho
(June 3, 2003) Jacobus Michiel du Plooy, a South African citizen of Ficksburg in the Free State, pleaded guilty in the Lesotho High Court today to bribery totalling more than $ 1 million related to the Lesotho highlands water project.
Thais to sign deal for Laotian hydro power in July
(July 2, 2003) Thailand will sign a contract this month to buy electricity from a planned $1.1 billion hydropower dam in Laos, officials said on Wednesday.
Lesotho corruption
(May 19, 2003) A National Public Radio report on the historic foreign aid-related corruption court case unfolding in the remote South African kingdom of Lesotho.
Burma: Revival of the Weigyi dam
(May 5, 2003) More dams planned for Salween River to revive the Weigyi dam.
Ex-water chief must serve 18* years
(April 15, 2003) The Lesotho Court of Appeal on Monday confirmed the conviction of the former head of the Lesotho Highlands Development Authority on 13 counts of receiving bribe money from international contractors and consultants.
World Bank to call for more dams
(March 14, 2003) More dams must be built in developing countries to meet future demands for water and electricity, the World Bank will tell an international water conference starting on Sunday in Kyoto, Japan.
Amec challenged over alleged link to African bribery trial
(February 10, 2003) Amec’s promise that its acquisition of Spie will not draw it into a bribery trial in southern Africa has been challenged by the French engineering company’s former owner.
Bribery row mars Amec’s ballot win
(February 6, 2003) A row over bribery allegations yesterday took the shine off shareholder approval for the Amec board to proceed with its full takeover of French construction company SPIE.
Families Wait For Bank’s Political Risk Assessment
(January 28, 2003) The movement of people at the Nam Theun 2 hydroelectric project sites to the new resettlements set by the government and project authorities is said to be happening smoothly.
Corruption busting
(January 24, 2003) The multibillion-rand Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP), which transfers huge quantities of water from the rugged peaks of the Mountain Kingdom to the industrial heartland of South Africa, has always fitted the current stereotype of large dams – that they are massive, expensive and, environmental campaigners would say, destructive.
Will the World Bank go green?
(January 21, 2003) Countries that rape the environment for high-growth development policies are starting to lose their appeal with global lending agencies after a decade of sustained pressure from the green lobby.
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