Rand Water and City of Tshwane resolve to strengthen coordination to ensure consistent water supply within the city.
The Ministry of Water and Sanitation, City of Tshwane (CoT) and Rand Water met on Sunday, 03 September 2023, to find a common solution to the current water challenges affecting the city. Minister Senzo Mchunu together with Deputy Ministers, David Mahlobo and Judith Tshabalala earlier in the day convened an urgent meeting with Rand Water and City of Tshwane to intervene on the public exchange between the Water Utility and City as a result of water shortages in some parts of Tshwane. The Minister then directed Deputy Minister Mahlobo, City of Tshwane Executive Mayor, Cllr Cilliers Brink, Chairperson of Rand Water Board, Ramateu Monyokolo to assemble a technical team led by the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) Provincial Head Justice Maluleke, the water utility Chief Executive, Sipho Mosai and the city’s Group Head for Water and Sanitation, Stephens Notoane to converge and derive a concrete plan to address the current water challenges and report back before end of the day. Subsequently, Deputy Minister Mahlobo, Cllr Cilliers Brink, Monyokolo, met with the task team later in the afternoon to receive feedback on the action plan to implemented in order to resolve the issues that led to an impasse between the city and the water utility and ensure consistent supply of water to residents. Rand Water and the City would like to apologise to the residents for the water supply uncertainty and assures residents that the two institutions are committed to working collaboratively to ensure these challenges affecting the city are resolved.Additional Reading?
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