Staff Reporter
Cabinet has been briefed on various initiatives aimed at resolving water provision challenges across South Africa, focusing on reducing water losses, supporting municipalities, and enhancing long-term water resource planning.
This is according to Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, who briefed the media on the outcomes of the cabinet meeting.
Ntshavheni said efforts to address water leaks are gaining momentum, with the eThekwini Municipality and Joburg Water implementing turnaround strategies developed with assistance from the National Treasury’s City Support Programme.
Additionally, the Department of Water and Sanitation, National Treasury, South African Local Government Association (SALGA), and the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) have launched a Water Partnerships Office. This initiative supports municipalities in securing funding for projects aimed at reducing non-revenue water.
Ntshavheni said municipalities such as eThekwini, Buffalo City, Tshwane, Mangaung, and Nelson Mandela Bay are being assisted to package these projects for funding.
“To further
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