When looking at the current water and sanitation situation in South Africa, would it be just to say that municipalities have everything under control? Sewage leakages, short water supply, uncollected refuse, municipalities being place under administration – the list can go on and on.
But the major issue right now is that of municipalities and their ability to deliver water and sanitation services. For the past month we’ve seen reports about community members from various parts of the country complaining about water shortages, filthy drinking water and sewage pipe that have been leaking for a long while whithout being attended to
Guest: Mr Wayne Duvenage, the CEO of OUTA (Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse AND Mr Sputnik Ratau, Spokesperson for the Department of Water and Sanitation