By Levy Masiteng
Gauteng Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs MEC Jacob Mamabolo says one of the biggest successes since the October 2024 Local Government Turnaround Summit has been the stabilisation of the province’s water supply system through coordinated interventions between municipalities, national government and Rand Water.
Speaking during the Gauteng Local Government Turnaround Strategy progress briefing in Sandton on Sunday, Mamabolo said the province had made significant progress in strengthening cooperation across all spheres of government to tackle water disruptions, infrastructure failures and weak municipal performance.
A major breakthrough came in February when the Gauteng government established an Intergovernmental Relations (IGR) Water Operations Centre to coordinate responses to the province’s escalating water crisis.
The intervention, announced by Mamabolo in early February, followed recurring outages linked to ageing infrastructure, leaks, high demand and maintenance backlogs.
The operations centre brought together national departments, Rand Water, metros and municipalities to improve real-time monitoring,
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