The Gauteng government is to set up a "water war room" by June 2018 to avoid a water crisis in the province, according to the government publication SAnews.gov.za. Premier David Makhura announced the intention at the Premier’s Co-ordinating Forum last week. The forum aims to promote and facilitate relations between the provincial government and municipalities. Water experts at the forum noted that Gauteng used 11% of the country’s water while contributing 38% to the national economy. SAnews quoted a panel of experts at the forum as saying the volume of water required by the province by 2025 would not be met unless additional storage infrastructure was built and investment into dams given the priority it deserved. They said that water security could be achieved only if there was an adequate, safe, reliable and affordable supply to all consumers. Makhura said Gauteng’s city region was vulnerable to a water crisis because of its geography, the region’s economy and its population. "We n...
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