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Minister Nkwinti to be urgently briefed on state of Water Dept
Both committees agreed yesterday that a full inquiry should be launched into maladministration and alleged corruption in the department as well as the laying of criminal charges.
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'Water & Sanitation Dept bankrupt, on the brink of collapse'
The Department of Water and Sanitation has overspent its R14 billion budget by R2 billion and the Auditor General has asked it to state whether it is a going concern.
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Water & Sanitation Dept says doing everything to help with WC drought
Department of Water and Sanitation spokesperson Sputnik Ratau says the department has started drilling for water from the Table Mountain Group Aquifer.
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[WATCH] Water dept drills boreholes at Theewaterskloof dam
The Department of Water and Sanitation conducted a site visit at the Theewaterskloof Dam. The Dam is the largest in the Western Cape and is currently at 11,05% full.
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Water Dept warns Gauteng residents against sending bottled water to CT
The Water and Sanitation department’s Sputnik Ratau says Gauteng residents must be careful not to create their own water crisis.
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Water Dept: Day Zero not a concept we base interventions on
Minister Nomvula Mokonyane has said merely pumping money into water projects will not solve the problem.
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Mokonyane assures CT residents that govt working to avoid Day Zero
Water and Sanitation Minister Nomvula Mokonyane says that a collaborative decision will be taken if decisions regarding funding for water projects need to be considered.
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‘Over 5 million South Africans don't have access to reliable drinking water’
The Water and Sanitation Department held what it calls a master plan workshop with the public in Bellville, Cape Town on Friday.
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[WATCH] CT hosts National Water and Sanitation Master Plan
The Department of Water and Sanitation hosted a Master Plan at their regional offices in Cape Town which aims to establish a consolidated plan for water and sanitation to meet future needs.
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City of CT consulting national govt to increase authority over borehole use
If you have a borehole, the city can't tell you what to do with the water it pumps, but the national Water and Sanitation Department can.
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[LISTEN] Emfuleni Municipality water to be restored
Water and Sanitation Spokesperson Sputnik Ratau says the Emfuleni Municipality had fallen behind with its water bill repayment. This led to water cuts in some areas.
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Dept: Emfuleni Municipality should have acted sooner to avoid water cuts
The municipality has now reached an agreement with Rand Water around how to settle its debt to ensure the water supply is restored later on Tuesday.
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Gauteng residents urged to use water sparingly over holidays
The Water and Sanitation Department says that the 14 dams, which form part of the integrated Vaal river system, are currently at 71.9% compared to last year's 53.7%.
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MEC Ramokgopa: Joburg EMS on standby for heavy downpours
Gauteng Health MEC Gwen Ramokgopa says the province’s Emergency Medical Services workers are ready to ensure residents are safe this festive season.
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SACP rejects Water and Sanitation Dept's proposed tariff hike
It says that the proposed increases would have the biggest impact on working class and poor people.
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18,000 water-saving devices installed across CT metro
In an attempt to cut back on excessive water usage, technicians installed water-saving devices at two homes in Pinelands and one in Thornton.
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Top 3 defaulting municipalities make payment arrangements
Matjhabeng Local Municipality in the Free State is on top of the list with R1.8 billion.
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'Cogta must take responsibility, leadership over municipalities debts'
Minister Nomvula Mokonyane says she’s had enough of shouldering the blame and that it’s the Department of Cooperative Governance that chairs the inter-ministerial committee on municipal problems.
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Defaulting municipalities given 2 months to pay bills or face water cuts
The Water and Sanitation Department says its owed R10.7 billion by the defaulting municipalities.
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Gauteng residents urged to use water sparingly
Forecasters say there will be some rain during the spring and summer seasons but that sufficient rain will only start falling from the end of next January.
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De Lille: Plans to augment CT water supply well under way
To augment water supply by 500 million litres per day, the city plans to procure desalination technology that will produce 350 million litres of water a day.
