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equal share in the use of the water, where the economic and social needs of individual
basin states must be taken into account for the purposes of water allocation. The Helsinki
Rules also make provision for the control of water pollution, and for the settling of
disputes.
South Africa has used the Helsinki Rules as a basis for water agreements between
Botswana, Swaziland, Mozambique, Lesotho, Zimbabwe, Namibia, theTranskei,the Ciskei,
Bophuthatswana and Venda, as well as the (self governing) homeland areas. With
reference to Natal. Joint Permanent Technical Committees on water have been established
for South Africa and Lesotho; South Africa and Swaziland, and South Africa and
Mozambique. A Tripartite Technical Committee operates with regard to South Africa,
Swaziland and Mozambique (Table J26). Also in Natal, the Republic of South
Africa-KwaZulu Permanent Water Commission, involving the Department of Water Affairs
and Forestry, operates in conjunction with the KwaZulu authorities. Various joint basin
studies have been undertaken in NatallKwaZulu (see the bibliographic database). A similar
body, the Republic of South Africa-Transkei Permanent Water Commission, is involved
with rivers in southern Natal.
A Protocol on Shared Watercourse Systems in the Southern African Development
Community (SADC) Region was signed in August 1995 by Angola, Botswana, Lesotho,
Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
The aim of the Protocol is to promote the integrated management and equitable utilization
of water resources in shared drainage basins of the SADC countries, with a view inter alia
to economic cooperation.
Table J26: International rivers of NatallKwaZulu.
Drainage regions Wl0 - W70
Assegaai
Bivane
Black Mfolozi
River Country
KosiBay South Africa/Mozambique
Matigulu
Mhlatuze