The ongoing power crisis is preventing some KwaZulu-Natal municipalities from delivering basic services, according to Salga provincial chairperson Thami Ntuli.
Both water and electricity are intrinsically linked. Owing to the province's geographical location, water supply necessitated high-lift pumping systems over great distances."In rural communities, the lack of electricity hits much harder with unannounced load-shedding. This morning, for instance, where I come from, Nkandla, I woke up to a complete blackout. I can tell you it would go off at different intervals today," he said.
The briefing comes as the troubled eThekwini municipality was placed under section 154 assistance, announced by the provincial cooperative governance and traditional affairs department."Households are constrained by rising costs that trickle down from tariffs. The survival of households and small businesses is tied to municipalities' survival. In other words, municipalities can collect if households can afford to live within their means.
"Salga members collect revenue but cannot pay Eskom and water boards if household incomes are constrained." He said the organisation would lobby national structures and province to support its vital policy intervention.
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