Oct 16

Water and Sanitation minister of South Africa says government has to ensure that the decline of municipalities is not the decline of water provision

Water and Sanitation minister of South Africa, Senzo Mchunu says government has to ensure that the decline of municipalities is not the decline of water provision. This is as municipalities like Johannesburg and Tshwane have over the past few weeks struggled to provide water to residents. An estimated 30-percent of the province’s residents reported frequent water interruptions in 2017/2018, increasing to 33-percent in 2020/2021. Mchunu says South Africa has enough water for use despite it being a water-scarce country: