The Department of water and sanitation addresses eNCA news that cutting illegal connections, fixing leaks, billing stronger oversight are now non-negotiable
MilisaD The current Minister of Water and Sanitation for South Africa Ms. Penny Majodina expressed how challenging it is as an implementing agent to deal with the system that adopted decaying structure, the inheritance of office- holders who lacked professional technical knowledge. The lack of attendance by officials in rural areas is also a challenge. She complained about procedures due to lack of Stem yet offered a solution, she says ‘ but what we are going to do out of the water grants, we are giving two water grants, we are no longer going to allow them to implement on their own we are coming in with our water boards as an implementing agent and assist municipalities in ensuring that we complete the incomplete projects ‘ she also encourages them to expand their access to funds.
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Fun facts about the Department of Water and Sanitation
The international average of water is 173 litres per capita per day yet the average consumption of water in SA is 218 litres per capita per day. South Africa is in the top 30 list of countries that lack water in the world. By the 9th of May 2025 all Water Service Authorities were required to establish non-revenue water programs focusing on reducing leaks and improving system management. The South Africa’s Department of Water and Sanitation had planned to establish a National Water Resource Infrastructure Agency to control national assets and those are some few fun facts about the Department of Water and Sanitation in South Africa.
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