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Nehawu slams Mokonyane for Water Dept’s woes
Workers at the Water Department have gone on a nationwide strike after talks deadlocked at the bargaining council.
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Zille seeks urgent funding to boost CT water supply
Western Cape Premier Helen Zille wants a joint task team representing all spheres of government to tackle the drought.
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Mokonyane: Money alone won’t fix City of CT’s water woes
City of Cape Town officials indicate the taps are expected to run dry within the next 74 days.
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Authorities monitor Jukskei River as more rain expected in Gauteng
Low-lying areas along the river in Alexandra have been affected by the downpours.
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Water dept says most defaulting municipalities are paying debt
The department had given at least 30 defaulting municipalities until yesterday to pay their debts of the last two months.
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Water Dept: Good progress being made with defaulting municipalities
Municipalities have until Friday to come up with ideas on how they will start making good of their promises to pay their debt.
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[LISTEN] Mokonyane appeals to defaulting municipalities to pay up
Minister of Water & Sanitation Nomvula Mokonyane has appealed to municipalities who owe government to make the necessary arrangements to pay their current accounts and debt of over R10 billion.
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Mokonyane confident in plan to recover R10bn debt from municipalities
Water and Sanitation Minister Nomvula Mokonyane on Monday gave an update about her departments battle with defaulting municipalities.
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Water Dept to suspend, limit water supply to 30 defaulting municipalities
Water and Sanitation Minister Nomvula Mokonyane has given an update in Johannesburg about the department's uphill battle with defaulting municipalities.
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Department warns defaulting municipalities to settle bills
The department has threatened to reduce the water supply in defaulting municipalities or cut off their supply completely until payments are made.
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Mokonyane commits to preventing total shutdown of CT’s water system
Water and Sanitation Minister Nomvula Mokonyane says she is committed to ensuring Day Zero doesn’t hit the Cape as it would have dire economic consequences.
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Mokonyane: I inherited dept's historic debt problems
Water and Sanitation Minister Nomvula Mokonyane appeared before Scopa to explain R2,5 billion in irregular expenditure dating back to 2015 and 2016.
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Municipalities owe Water Dept R7bn, Mokonyane tells Scopa
Scopa has been trying to get to the bottom of irregular and wasteful expenditure in the department since November.
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Water Dept set for grilling in Parly over finances
Parliament heard last month the department owes contractors more than R1 billion and has overspent its budget by R18.9 billion.
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Sinking it! Mokonyane's department owes contractors over R1.5 billion
Water and Sanitation Minister Nomvula Mokonyane has been summoned to an urgent Parliamentary committee meeting.
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Mokonyane calls for introduction of rain water harvesting system
Minister Nomvula Mokonyane says introducing the British America Tobacco's rain water harvesting system will help reduce the pressure on municipalities.
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JHB Water ‘constructing plan’ to lift water restrictions
On Monday it was announced water restrictions would be lifted in Gauteng as a result of the Vaal Dam reaching maximum capacity.
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AG warns of a lack of leadership in water management
Kimi Makwetu has flagged the lack of leadership & oversight of water infrastructure projects as a serious problem in SA.
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Contractor selection a problem for DWS - Makwetu
The selection of poor-performing contractors is among the key issues facing the Water and Sanitation Department, a report by the Auditor-General Kimi Makwetu found.
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Gauteng water restrictions continue despite rising dam levels
The Water and Sanitation Department is still waiting for the rainy season to end before reviewing the current water restrictions.
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DWS: We're not out of the woods just yet
The Department of Water and Sanitation says that while the recent rains have brought relief, above normal rainfall is needed for the situation to improve.