Water and Sanitation Minister Senzo Mchunu has ordered officials to shift water loads towards some of the dry reservoirs.
“It is unacceptable to have no water from August. There will be another meeting, a technical and political meeting, so that we resolve on this matter. We don’t want to hear people say this community has no water.”
Rand Water COO Mahlomola Mehlo assured Mchunu water shifting would ensure people in high-lying areas also get water on time.Mayor missing in actionHe missed a meeting last week where Mchunu met with Rand Water and mayors of the various municipalities in the province to engage the municipalities on their water conservation and demand management plans.
Attempts to get comment from Gwamanda’s office on whether the mayor was planning on addressing the water crisis were unsuccessful at the time of publishing. Any update will be included once received.
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