South Africa has experienced widespread water leaks and shortages with poor maintenance and management, the Department of Water and Sanitation says it has a plan to try and fix such issues.
The Department of Water and Sanitation says that it is putting in place a Water Services Improvement Programme to ensure support and intervention in water issues at a municipal level.
Responding to a parliamentary Q&A, in light of recent findings by the Auditor General’s latest provincial report that showed municipal service delivery as a primary driver of fiscal decline, the department acknowledged the deterioration of its services. He said the decline in functioning water services includes a growing trend of water losses and water use inefficiencies.
According to the department, the programmes aim to make it easier, quicker and more affordable for municipalities to enter into partnerships with the private sector without having to ‘reinvent the wheel’ for each partnership.
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