Speedier process for water-use licences on the way
Department of human settlements, water & sanitation has drawn up plans to make good on President Cyril Ramaphosa’s undertaking
10 March 2020 - 20:37
The government is to make good on President Cyril Ramaphosa’s promise that applications for water-use licences will be processed in 90 days. The undertaking was made during the president’s state of the nation address in February.
“Water-use licences, which are so essential to operations on farms, factories and mines, have previously taken an inordinately long time to process, sometimes up to five years. We are able to announce that water-use licences will now be issued within 90 days,” Ramaphosa said...
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