Free State municipalities lose more than R3 billion worth of water in just five years

The Freedom Front Plus has criticised the wastage of over R3 billion worth of potable water in Free State municipalities over the past five years due to leakages and illegal connections in Free State municipalities.

Saki Mokoena, MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA), disclosed these figures in response to a query from the FF Plus in the Free State Legislature.

Several Free State towns did not have water during the festive season because infrastructure has not been maintained or upgraded during the last 30 years of ANC rule.

“The MEC’s reply makes it clear that the ANC is utterly unable to maintain infrastructure,” said the party’s spokesperson, Armand Cloete.

“Free State residents are bearing the brunt of the ruling party’s failures. If water in the Free State is lost at this rate, the province may face serious social instability in the foreseeable future.”

Cloete said the FF