Gauteng water crisis ‘self-inflicted’, says minister
Municipalities are not taking responsibility for leaking infrastructure and illegal connections, Pemmy Majodina tells MPs
23 October 2024 - 05:00
Gauteng’s water crisis is the result of “self-inflicted pain” that can be eliminated with political will and management, water & sanitation minister Pemmy Majodina said on Tuesday.
Addressing parliament’s portfolio committee on water and sanitation, Majodina said municipalities in the province “don’t want to co-operate” in dealing with the crisis...
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