The noxious cocktail of Incompetent officials and corruption that caused the problem must be addressed
Gauteng premier David Makhura said on the radio the other night : “We are going to have to spend R1.1bn to fix the pollution in the Vaal river.”
Well done — at least someone has woken up at last. Do us a favour though: let’s spend the money at once. It’s time to address the noxious cocktail that caused this problem in the first place — grossly incompetent cadres, starting with the minster of water affairs and cascading down to mayors, municipal managers and technical managers, mixed with a sprinkling of corruption.
I invite Emfuleni to name the executives in the municipality who have been fired for this mess. Same old, same old — no consequences for anyone. The ANC is touting the fourth industrial revolution, but let’s first master the second. Send us an e-mail with your comments. Letters of more than 300 words will be edited for length. Send your letter by e-mail to
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