Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation, Mlungisi Johnson, says they are extremely concerned about the increasing debt book of the Water Trading Entity (WTE). According to Johnson the debt book for the entity was now standing...
Despite growing municipal water debt the Department of Water and Sanitation has revealed that it is making progress in reducing its overdraft. Briefing Parliament’s Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA) recently the department said it is...
The Emfuleni Municipality’s failure to honour its payment arrangement with Rand Water has left residents high and dry amid a heatwave in Gauteng. Sowetan Live on Monday reported that water supply was reduced to some areas in the municipality after...
A lack of money is not the problem for municipalities currently facing water cuts by the Department of Water and Sanitation for outstanding water debts. This revelation emerged at a sitting of the Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation which...
Taps around the country could soon run dry if municipalities fail to settle their outstanding water debt. The Department of Water and Sanitation has revealed plans to issue water cut notices to the top 30 defaulting municipalities, who will likely...
