SONA 2023: ActionSA legal team writes to Water and Sanitation Minister to complete Giyani Water Project
13 February 2023
ActionSA’s legal team has written to Water and Sanitation Minister, Senzo Mchunu, and his department to complete the Giyani Water Project in Limpopo where over R3 billion has been spent yet taps continue to run dry.
The President, in his remarks during the State of the Nation Address (SoNA), made overtures about the completion of the project but remained vague about the timelines by which this project is to be completed almost a decade later.
If the Minister fails to respond to the letter and complete the long-awaited project, ActionSA will approach the courts to ensure that the long-awaited water project is completed, and the community is no longer held hostage by the delay tactics of the water and sanitation department.
If they do not abide by the court-mandated deadline to complete the project, then the Minister and officials in his department must be held in contempt of court and thrown in jail.